(just started 11/9/15. will be growing
and changing for quite a while)
PERSONAL GROWTH 101
PERSONAL GROWTH 101
a practical guide to an increased sense
of peace and well being
by SOCRATES THALASSOS
Imagine hearing, in the distance, a
beautiful bird singing in the morning, and then a chainsaw
starts.
The bird is your sense of peace and well being. The chainsaw is your mind. Quieting the mind, both the conscious mind and the deeper subconscious mind, is the greatest life skill one can learn .
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The bird is your sense of peace and well being. The chainsaw is your mind. Quieting the mind, both the conscious mind and the deeper subconscious mind, is the greatest life skill one can learn .
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WHAT IS SUCCESS?
A sense of peace and well being, to have all our needs met, emotional and spiritual as well as physical. To heal our wounds and live a happy, healthy life, including manifesting our gifts in the world, the gifts we are here to share.
Most people are so caught up in the struggles of everyday life, often so habitually run by their subconscious programming that they don't even begin to consider that they might have gifts they are here to share, but they do.
WHO ARE WE, WHAT ARE WE?
As human beings we have a dual nature: our human personalities, with all their wounds and challenges, and our eternal natures as a part of all-that-is, as a cell is a part of your body.
As human beings, we have our conscious mind, our subconscious mind, our bodies, and our emotions. Some would say we also have superconscious minds, which are our connection to all that is.
Our conscious minds are often stuck in blahblahblah, noise, the chainsaw. To experience peace and well being, we need to quiet this.
Our subconscious minds, which we are often unaware of, carry a lot of old programming, much of it negative. Fear, shame, guilt, etc. The analogy of an iceberg has often been used, that the conscious is like the %10 above water, the subconscious the %90 below water. In practical terms, for most people the subconscious is running their lives. Cleansing and releasing negative programs, replacing them with positive ones, is the key to peace and happiness. The analogy of software for a computer is very apt.
WHAT IS PERSONAL GROWTH
Ultimately, personal growth means living in higher states of consciousness, meaning higher states of peace and well being, the highest being realizing, having the experience of being what the yogis call the Self, your oneness with all that is. Notice the word experience, which is so totally more than intellectual understanding. Understanding that food is tasty is one thing, eating it quite another.
In more down to earth terms, personal growth means
1) accepting your power to make positive changes in your life, starting with your mental states. Most people want to go straight to doing, but until you change your mind, you'll get the same results you always have.
2) releasing and healing the wounds that keep you creating your problems, whether through action or inaction. Letting go of victimhood, he did this, they did that, she didn't do that, I can't do this, I'm too (fill in the blanks).
That's not to condone bad behaviour, not saying you shouldn't stand up for yourself, it is saying that as long as you stay in blame and judgement, including self judgement, you stay stuck. In most normal life situations, your state of mind is your responsibility (I am not talking about extreme examples), and your happiness and effectiveness is a direct result of your state of mind.
3) Manifesting positive states of health, happiness, behaviours. Taking care of yourself, manifesting your dreams in the world. Having healthy relationships. All the stuff of a fulfilled human existence. However, people who “have it all” often report that they feel some sense of something missing. That something is connection with, experience of your spirit.
A sense of peace and well being, to have all our needs met, emotional and spiritual as well as physical. To heal our wounds and live a happy, healthy life, including manifesting our gifts in the world, the gifts we are here to share.
Most people are so caught up in the struggles of everyday life, often so habitually run by their subconscious programming that they don't even begin to consider that they might have gifts they are here to share, but they do.
WHO ARE WE, WHAT ARE WE?
As human beings we have a dual nature: our human personalities, with all their wounds and challenges, and our eternal natures as a part of all-that-is, as a cell is a part of your body.
As human beings, we have our conscious mind, our subconscious mind, our bodies, and our emotions. Some would say we also have superconscious minds, which are our connection to all that is.
Our conscious minds are often stuck in blahblahblah, noise, the chainsaw. To experience peace and well being, we need to quiet this.
Our subconscious minds, which we are often unaware of, carry a lot of old programming, much of it negative. Fear, shame, guilt, etc. The analogy of an iceberg has often been used, that the conscious is like the %10 above water, the subconscious the %90 below water. In practical terms, for most people the subconscious is running their lives. Cleansing and releasing negative programs, replacing them with positive ones, is the key to peace and happiness. The analogy of software for a computer is very apt.
WHAT IS PERSONAL GROWTH
Ultimately, personal growth means living in higher states of consciousness, meaning higher states of peace and well being, the highest being realizing, having the experience of being what the yogis call the Self, your oneness with all that is. Notice the word experience, which is so totally more than intellectual understanding. Understanding that food is tasty is one thing, eating it quite another.
In more down to earth terms, personal growth means
1) accepting your power to make positive changes in your life, starting with your mental states. Most people want to go straight to doing, but until you change your mind, you'll get the same results you always have.
2) releasing and healing the wounds that keep you creating your problems, whether through action or inaction. Letting go of victimhood, he did this, they did that, she didn't do that, I can't do this, I'm too (fill in the blanks).
That's not to condone bad behaviour, not saying you shouldn't stand up for yourself, it is saying that as long as you stay in blame and judgement, including self judgement, you stay stuck. In most normal life situations, your state of mind is your responsibility (I am not talking about extreme examples), and your happiness and effectiveness is a direct result of your state of mind.
3) Manifesting positive states of health, happiness, behaviours. Taking care of yourself, manifesting your dreams in the world. Having healthy relationships. All the stuff of a fulfilled human existence. However, people who “have it all” often report that they feel some sense of something missing. That something is connection with, experience of your spirit.
