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- Living the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2013 from Shirley GallupIn this article I want to ruminate around the power of our thoughts, as well as the words we use, to create our reality, which is what the Law of Attraction is about. It doesn't matter it we believe in it, or not, we are all living the Law of Attraction. A quick search on the Internet will ...
Views: 1352(4 votes) - Taking Responsibility For Our Words and Thoughts - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2012 from Shirley GallupIn general, most of us are very careless about the words we use, or consider how the words we use could be affecting our life experiences, let alone tale responsibility for them. Currently, only a relative few individuals would give credence to the possibility that the words that we use, and ...
Views: 1781(2 votes) - Is Mental Activity Consciousness? - by Submitted on May 20, 2012 from Shirley GallupRecently, I watched a short video presentation by Dan Dennett, a modern Western Philosopher, who considers himself a Philosopher of Consciousness. He indicated that other modern Philosophers look down on him with scorn, because they believe there is no such thing as, "human consciousness." ...
Views: 1547(2 votes) - Getting to Know Me - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Shirley GallupFew individuals give any thought to the question, "Who am I?" Even when some personal crises strikes, rarely does anyone ask this critical question of themselves. If pressured to come up with a verbal self-portrait, most would probably respond with a summary of what he/she believes, as ...
Views: 1269(1 vote) - "Its Just Your Imagination" - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Shirley GallupHow many times have you told yourself, "It's just your imagination"? How many times, particularly when you were young, were you told, "It was just your imagination"? Have you ever told anyone, when they confided an experience to you, "It was just your imagination"? Firstly, "imagination," ...
Views: 2311(2 votes) - Everything Has A Belief System - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Shirley GallupEverything has a Belief System; "everything," in this writing refers to all sciences, all religions, all cultures, (including their languages), and all professions. It also includes all fields of study, referred to as the "soft sciences," such as psychology, biology, sociology, geography, ...
Views: 1565 - Back to Basics - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Shirley GallupI consider myself to be a Philosopher of Consciousness; to my philosophical thinking, what is most basic is, "what is real." Our Reality, currently, is determined by what we in the Western World have been Indoctrinated and Programmed to Believe it is. In the past, in the philosophical world, ...
Views: 1245(1 vote) - Belief System Journaling - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Shirley GallupIn this Article, I want to discuss Journaling relative to discovering what we Believe and, perhaps, how our Belief Systems have affected and/or created our present Reality. It may come as a surprise, but few individuals know what it is they believe, only periodically becoming upset and angry ...
Views: 1954 - The Naming of Parts - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Shirley GallupIn this Article, I want to talk about the significance of labeling what we experience on a moment-to-moment basis. In thinking about this, I called to mind the statement: "The Map is Not the Territory." This statement comes from General Semantics, which Alfred Korzybski created in, I believe, ...
Views: 1409(2 votes) - Examining the Contents of Your Box - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Shirley GallupThe current advice being given to, "think outside the box" has not noticeably changed the way the vast majority of people think, as far as I can determine. The primary reason for this is that the puzzle presented by the injunction to, "think outside the box" cannot be solved without ...
Views: 1313(4 votes) - What is "Normal"? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Shirley GallupA general definition of, "normal," according to the dictionary, is: "conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural." The Psychology definition is: "approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment"; ...
Views: 1295(12 votes) - The Right to Time to be Alone - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Shirley GallupTime has been called, "The 4th Dimension" by some thinkers, but, at minimum, it seems to shrink or expand, not obeying any kind of "Natural Law." Individually, few of us feel like we have enough of it to do all we want to do, let alone making space and time for ourselves. It is generally ...
Views: 1452(2 votes) - The Other 90 Percent - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2012 from Shirley GallupThe statement, "We only use approximately ten percent of our abilities" is familiar to many of us who came of age, or lived through, the '60s. This idea was attributed to William James. William James, the older brother of Henry James, the writer, is considered, by some, to be the father of ...
Views: 1312(2 votes) - On Boxes and Holes - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Shirley Gallup"The first thing to do, when you find yourself in a hole, is to stop digging," quipped one of our most beloved figures from the past, Will Rogers. Our current nearest, less humorous, equivalent is to, "Think outside of the box." Just as people have a hard time understanding how they can, ...
Views: 1491(1 vote) - Identifying; Putting Yourself in Boxes - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Shirley GallupThere is overwhelming social pressure to identify who we are to others with labels, and to put labels on other people. For example, it is hard, when we meet others socially, to keep from asking that person what they do for a living, as well as tell them what we do to earn a living. Suggestions ...
Views: 2857(1 vote) - Getting to Know Who We Are - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2011 from Shirley GallupTo start taking responsibility for ourselves requires getting to know who we are. We take much for granted in our lives; the part we take most for granted is ourselves--who we are as individuals, and what we stand for, (believe in). The vast majority of what we believe, we have been ...
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