Doing something you don’t want to do? Can’t stop? Then don’t stop. Stop trying the on/off ‘switch’, it obviously doesn’t work for you. Imagine instead you have a Volume Control. Turn down the volume. But not all the way. That would be the same as an on/off switch. Just turn the Volume … Read more
We all have something, someone or a situation we’d like to see changed. Crazy = when you repeat the same things over and over, yet expect Different results. It’s trying Different things /approaches that produces different results. We want things to change without doing anything Different to make it so. You’re Crazy if you … Read more
At 16 I was invited to a corn roast. I hated corn. But the girl who invited me was wonderful. So I ate a little bit of corn each day. And thought wonderful thoughts about her while doing so. I started to appreciate the Taste, then the Texture, then …etc. Soon I could eat an … Read more
Physical Pushups & Sit-ups ‘prepare’ you for sports /physical activity. Mental Pushups & Sit-ups prepare you for Situations. Mental = Solving problem’s as if they were yours. A friend and I would always try to ‘improve’ the restaurant while we waited in line. (Hmmm, maybe if they cleared the tables faster, or presented the … Read more
Here is a technique I find very useful for me. I created three ‘voices’ in my head: Voice 1 always tries to agree with me Voice 2 tries to never agree. Voice 3 is the contrary one. So if — at noon — I make a strong statement “It is daytime now.” Voice 1 … Read more
If I put myself down before you do, you won’t /can’t put me down. I point out my flaws before you do, so I am ‘safe’. I deride myself first, just in case you might. Listing my Boo Boos is survival for me. Do you like people who always do this? Isn’t it somewhat … Read more