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
You can take a newspaper, cut out certain words and make a Ransom demand. The newspaper does not say this. The words are taken out of context and reorganized according to another plan /purpose /idea. Yet we do that very thing to ourselves. We choose to think only those thoughts /recall those memories that … Read more
We tend to limit our miracles. Look at this (real!) miracle: Last weekend we drove to a resort area north of our city. We found a small side beach almost deserted. We decided to eat a late supper there, under the full moon. As it darkened, to our surprise fireworks started. Of course! … Read more
Did you ever have an imaginary dog your parents said would keep you safe. And it would either lie on your bed or under it. It /you would fight the imaginary monsters or fear of the dark with it. My children named theirs Brutus. And, almost like magic, they were far easier to get … Read more
Survival depends on being totally ready for what ‘might’ happen. Specially, if it’s an animal who might attack at any moment. Seeing animal tracks and knowing its attack pattern is not good enough. By the time you actually see the animal, it’s usually too late. So you have a system that monitors your thinking. … Read more
All singers singing the same song use the same words. The same notes. Yet one singer is far more popular than another. Obviously it’s the difference that person adds in their interpretation of the same song, with the same words and the same notes. Is your job /situation the same as another … Read more