You have the gift of teaching. My late husband also was in love with teaching. I realize you are happily married. It is time that I move forward and connect with love again. Do you have a friend who shares your passion for life who is open to a committed relationship?
Michael, this was magical in Portland and has been @ the core of my experience since. This past week, I had some toxic circumstances to deal with that would have historically taken me out of the game. Remembering this distinction alone allowed me to reset, navigate and show up @ my best. It is literally a life changer.
This is fabulous! It reminded me of the chapter You are not in Control in Clare Dimond's book Real. How we have zero percent control, and 100 percent responsibility, and that so many of us go through life thinking it's the other way around.
This talk was incredible - what a powerful mind shift. Let us all dance and play more in the world of CIRCUMSTANCE, for it is our THOUGHTS and not our CIRCUMSTANCES that create our EXPERIENCE/REALITY. I am extra curious about one part in the talk: What does it look like to stop depressing ourselves? Is it just making this shift toward awareness and accountability? How can we help others see this way?
Great talk. And... I'd appreciate some examples of how this plays out for you in really harsh circumstances like people yelling at you, being angry, unreasonable etc.
It is said that all knowledge is neutral and it depends on the user to give it a function. Over the years I have noticed I have become more sensitive to matters of the heart. Sensitive to my daughter's struggles and realizing now what you said she will be better. Thank you sir.
My axe to grind with the three principles is calling this creative force, "thought". It confuses people to no end about the actual point you are trying to make. Insight and creativity is not thought.
I would agree fully that the word thought is not the best word to use because it’s so easy for that to get confused for what is being articulated. Since it’s a metaphor for the creative playdough, we can use a different word to describe the same metaphor
I hear you... it's just that if you reeeally boil it down, there are subconscious thoughts at the foundation. "I don't like THIS!" "THIS should be happening quicker!" "Why isn't THIS happening instead?" "I want THIS to STILL be happening!" etc. etc.... Or... "Let's do THIS!" "I like THIS!"... But we can rest in no thought... by trusting Mind... As Syd said, “Your thoughts are like the artist's brush. They create a personal picture of the reality you live in.” 💜
@@l.w.paradis2108I understand what you’re saying. Completely, I do. I do believe there are potentially elements of toxic positivity in this talk. He presumes perception dictates our experiences regardless of our circumstances. I admire this philosophy but I don’t think it’s fail proof. Some things and circumstances can happen to us, as humans, that can ruin our lives immeasurably, that we had no control over. It does seem to disregard the very real tragedies, I.e. circumstances, people have gone through that have permanently changed their experience. I think having the ability to “find the good in everything” is possible in many circumstances but is certainly not possible all of the time. It may be possible that some things are simply not good or beneficial or positive or moral. Some things may simply be the antithesis.
@mhhkjhkjhlk888 "Toxic positivity" is just another phrase in the grand game of advertising. Try thinking it through. Why do you admire such a repugnant view (it's not a "philosophy")? It was already rejected in The Book of Job, well before Christianity, not to mention by Plato (Apology, Gorgias -- his entire work, really, the point of which was to demonstrate that Socrates' death sentence was unjust). We're 2400+ years behind the times. The fact that Oprah and Joel Osteen made fortunes on it is hardly in its favor.
@mhhkjhkjhlk888 I keep getting censored. Out of here. Seems the new trigger word is w a r. That is exactly what got the Athenians out of their mindless stupor -- losing one, and seeing what that's like.
That s all great.. to become aware.. BUT HOW to change it!? If in the moment of when circumstances ‘hit us’ our nerves get shot.., irritation.. anxiety etc. HOW to overcome this?!
If you understand that your emotions come from thought you don’t have to do anything. The understanding makes all the difference. You will still be fooled by circumstance but less and less so…
@@fieldnote_music i do understand and being aware.. still that doesn’t help in the moment.. all this ‘teaching’ is just information, not reality transformation
@@danijelastrauss7069 believe me it works, you will never be free from feeling things though, try not to put value on your feelings, there really i no such thing as a bad feeling, its just a feeling… accept it and a new thought and feeling will come.
Feelings and emotions are temporary experiences try the 4-7-8 breathing techniques to calm you I believe this will help with better decision making during difficult times
This sounds great but is it a privilege not to be concerned about circumstances? I have seen a lot of poor people in this world a product of their circumstances.
You say people won’t be happy once they are successful or have money. While I do think the mindset of that is important, what about the millions of people who just want to be able to pay their bills and simple things like get their oil changed on time? The relief of stress from just having enough to say not count change to get groceries would definitely make any human happy. I can tell you that as a fact because it’s happened to me. Setting up autopay on bills and not taking from Peter to pay Paul would overjoy me. Opening my eyes in the morning and the first thought isn’t the fear of checking my bank account balance would be bliss. Maybe your talking about the type of people who think a new million dollar yacht would make them happy. I wish more in this space would talk about the millions who just want to have basic needs met. Def more poor than rich in this world.
