08-30-2009, 07:37 PM
Hi Richard, thr33tim3, Monica, Gharghur and friends,
I quite agree, Richard, with your above comment. Same here: Life is tough!
About experiences, I would like to add that I believe that we do not fully create (only co-create) our experiences (others around are capable to create for most people all kind of obstacles, difficulties and miseries and, we see that everyday) however what I believe is that we create our response to them (to our experiences).
It is in that way that I agree that we are the sum of our experiences.
I believe it is the spirit in which we respond to life’s challenges that makes us truly who we are today, who we are constantly becoming – since we are in constant transformation-.
Our responses are our choice and our creation!
Our responses to our environment, to challenges from others and to experiences, are our co-creation since we co-create with others the entire world in which we live.
And in creating these responses, little by little we change the world around us and, as a consequence, the next set of experiences will adjust slightly to the newly created us..., our choice of response continuously creating new patterns in our brains.
When our response to the environment is on the positive side, it produces tiny positive changes in others and in the environment, with a positive feedback to us.
Now, about the feeling of loosing, we usually see easily the losses but, do we as easily see the gains?
Because we focused onto something and didn’t get it doesn’t necessarily mean that we lost.
Imagine that you think that you’ve lost something somehow and, it was bad luck, simply try to ask yourself then: ‘’what is it that I have lost?’’ but then also ask yourself: ‘’what is it that I have gained?’’ because you have! There is no loss in evolution, only transformation, exchange of energy, consciousness and eventually, gain!
So we could say that lost forces change.
If you try to equate loosing with changing, it is easier then to focus on the changes and how to deal with them to your benefit. Since I believe you are STO orientated
, everyone will also benefit. Just imagine the snowball effect.
So, make your choice! First choice is to choose who you are and, how you want/you choose to respond to life's challenges.
With good humor, laugh and cheers? I personally like those, they usually are great helpers towards positive changes. They open doors to forgiveness, understanding, compassion and the whole array of positive feelings.
In the end, it is only a matter of perspective, is it not?
Whitefeather, 31st August 09
I quite agree, Richard, with your above comment. Same here: Life is tough!
About experiences, I would like to add that I believe that we do not fully create (only co-create) our experiences (others around are capable to create for most people all kind of obstacles, difficulties and miseries and, we see that everyday) however what I believe is that we create our response to them (to our experiences).
It is in that way that I agree that we are the sum of our experiences.
I believe it is the spirit in which we respond to life’s challenges that makes us truly who we are today, who we are constantly becoming – since we are in constant transformation-.
Our responses are our choice and our creation!
Our responses to our environment, to challenges from others and to experiences, are our co-creation since we co-create with others the entire world in which we live.
And in creating these responses, little by little we change the world around us and, as a consequence, the next set of experiences will adjust slightly to the newly created us..., our choice of response continuously creating new patterns in our brains.
When our response to the environment is on the positive side, it produces tiny positive changes in others and in the environment, with a positive feedback to us.
Now, about the feeling of loosing, we usually see easily the losses but, do we as easily see the gains?
Because we focused onto something and didn’t get it doesn’t necessarily mean that we lost.
Imagine that you think that you’ve lost something somehow and, it was bad luck, simply try to ask yourself then: ‘’what is it that I have lost?’’ but then also ask yourself: ‘’what is it that I have gained?’’ because you have! There is no loss in evolution, only transformation, exchange of energy, consciousness and eventually, gain!
So we could say that lost forces change.
If you try to equate loosing with changing, it is easier then to focus on the changes and how to deal with them to your benefit. Since I believe you are STO orientated
, everyone will also benefit. Just imagine the snowball effect.So, make your choice! First choice is to choose who you are and, how you want/you choose to respond to life's challenges.
With good humor, laugh and cheers? I personally like those, they usually are great helpers towards positive changes. They open doors to forgiveness, understanding, compassion and the whole array of positive feelings.
In the end, it is only a matter of perspective, is it not?
Whitefeather, 31st August 09