Friday 26 July 2013

A scientist will say that, if you ask yourself a simple 'yes or no question' and then toss a coin to determine the answer, you have a fifty-fifty chance of being right. A psychologist however, will insist that the odds of getting an accurate result are much higher. Why? Because if, deep down, you have even an inkling of the truth, the act of tossing the coin will help you to identify it. You will feel one way if you get heads, another if you get tails. Where your intellect can't guide you, your instinct can. 
Trust it.How can one small piece of information make such a difference to a person's frame of mind? It really ought not to. We should, all of us, be beyond such susceptibility. Somehow, though, we end up pinning our hopes on our plans. If these seem to be working out, we feel elated. If not, we get deflated. You are now in the process of making an important discovery. Take a while to digest what you discover before deciding that it's problematic. More information may yet set your mind at rest. Meanwhile, just try to be positive.
An old drama is coming to an end. A new drama must soon take its place. But are you ready to throw yourself into something new. You keep looking back over your shoulder, wondering whether you have done enough, too little or too much. Wonder all you like, it will make no difference. What has happened has happened. What matters next is the event over which you actually do have some control. Throw your concentration into this and don't worry. Better times are coming your way.
 All will be fine..Celebrate good times, come on!' So sang Kool And The Gang in their 1980 hit, Celebration. The lyrics hardly pose the listener with an intellectual challenge. There was no hidden subtext, no thought-provoking observation, just an enthusiastic exhortation in the form of a disco hit. And why would such a message require anything else? Why does it even need the additional phrase, 'come on'? What else are you supposed to do with good times, apart from celebrate them?
 Only one thing.If you were looking for a way out, why do you keep peering ever further into the midst of the situation? If a door is to your left, and a window is to your right, why steer straight ahead? If you do not want to get involved, why rise to the bait? There's a discrepancy now, between what you are saying and what you are doing. To some extent, this is understandable. If you really want to move on, you must recognize the difference and then adjust your behavior accordingly. 
Don't be inhibited by unnecessary rules.Denial is a side-effect of cowardice. Consciousness requires courage. When we are afraid to deal with an issue, we try to pretend it doesn't exist. That's particularly convenient when we don't know what to do. Ignore it, we figure, and maybe it will go away. It takes real strength to say, 'I don't have the answer and I'm worried that even if I can get it, I may not like it, but I am going to keep on asking questions anyhow.' The latter approach, though, you can take with honour. 
You will be surprised how well it works takes far less energy to say something than it does to do something. And, the more you talk, the more you can persuade yourself that your words are almost as powerful as your actions. You can psych yourself into a state of triumph whilst doing absolutely nothing. Talk is cheap. Actions cost energy and commitment, but they bring real results. Never mind what a certain person is saying now; what are they doing? And what are you doing? Let your heart move you, regardless of where your head is trying to drive you.

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