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Sep 03
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Prayer Flags in the Breeze
The Tibetan prayer flags outside my office at sundown. Enjoy!
As always, your comments and questions are appreciated. You can see more of my images here.
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Sep 01
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Last week we learned about the five different kinds of beliefs (Basic, Personal, Authority, Derived and Inconsequential) and which ones can be changed (Personal, Authority, Derived). We were also introduced to Terri, who has just been let down by a man, one more time. And we saw the beliefs Terri has that were triggered by this most recent betrayal.
Now, let’s get down to it and see how to change those undesirable beliefs!
In Terri’s situation, in which she felt betrayed and was lied to by her fiancé, we asked this question: “What kind of beliefs would Terri have to have to create the experience of betrayal and being lied to?” We mentioned two possibilities; I can’t find a man who will love me the way I want and men are untrustworthy liars. It’s also possible that Terri has a belief that she is not lovable and/or does not deserve a lasting, loving relationship. Or that love doesn’t last. Or the men she loves don’t love her.
Terri can begin to change these beliefs in two ways. One is with the use of affirmations and the other is with “choice statements”. Continue reading »
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Aug 27
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Silver Koi Encounter
This image was made in Encinitas, California at the Garden of the Self-Realization Fellowship. It was founded in 1937 by Paramahansa Yogananda. It was on this bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean that he wrote the now classic of spiritual literature, Autobiography of a Yogi. The gardens have been built up over the past sixty years with meandering pathways, ponds with koi fish, and nooks to duck out of sight and enjoy the sun and a quiet moment. The area is dense with greenery and an impressive landscape that isn’t necessarily large, but certainly lush.
I hope you enjoy this image and, as always, your comments and questions are appreciated. You may see more of my images here.
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Aug 25
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“Men!”, Terri exclaimed, her eyes red and swollen from crying. “I’m so tired of having my heart broken. Why can’t I just find a man who’ll love me the way I want him to?”, she asked no one in particular. “What’s wrong with me?”, she cried.
She just learned that her fiancé was still seeing his former girlfriend and had been lying to her. And this was just one more in a long string of betrayals for Terri. She just didn’t know if she could take another one, but here it was. This could mean the end of her engagement if they didn’t get this sorted out. But, she felt so hopeless – and wasn’t even sure she wanted to sort it out. Continue reading »
