NAMING TAKES THE POWER AWAY FROM FEELING "BAD" -
"Naming our feelings is important, for once we do so, we can begin to deal with them. Rather than panicking over how we feel, we can specifically say how we're feeling. This gets us away from our limited way of identifying feelings as either "good" or "bad" with not much in between." (It Works, How & Why, p. 30)
DIGGING UP THE ROOTS & SHAKING OFF THE DIRT -
"Suppose that financial insecurity constantly arouses these same feelings." "And if the actions of others are part of the cause, what can I do about that?" "Questions like these, more of which will come to mind easily in each individual case, will help turn up the root causes." (12 & 12, pp. 53-54)
"A name
represents
identity, a deep
feeling and holds
tremendous sig-
nificance to its
owner."
- Rachel Ingber (U.S. author / economist)
HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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