Tag: blowing out
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Anger #14 The Rules
Comment: If you understand the rules, you will know when to follow them, and when to break them — a very powerful tool at your disposal. MacQuarrie Email Program #14 — The Rules Question: Why do you get angry? Please sit with this question for a few minutes, and give serious attention to the question.…
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Anger #13 Who Are My Sailors?
Comment: If emotional triangles are the most important and useful concept I have encountered, the concept of Sailors has been the second. MacQuarrie Email Program #13 — Who Are My Sailors? I closed the last email with the request that you review Email #05 The Role of The Other-Than-Conscious Mind wherein I first described Sailors…
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Anger #12 Emotional Triangles
Comment: As noted, this is the most useful concept I have encountered, in over twenty-five years of researching emotional issues. MacQuarrie Email Program #12 — Emotional Triangles The concept of emotional triangles, what I also call the Three Laws of Relationships, is the most important concept that I have encountered in my personal growth work.…
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Anger #11 The Checkbox of Change
Comment: The task suggested seems simple, yet it is profoundly powerful in initiating change. The other-than-conscious body-mind wants to be healthy, and will do so if allowed! MacQuarrie Email Program #11 — The Checkbox of Change The activity of the last email, the John James Game Plan, is very useful for exploring patterns, but in…
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Anger #10 The John James Game Plan
Comment: In order to make effective changes, data is needed. This task from Transactional Analysis is one of the more effective ways of obtaining data concerning patterns of behavior. MacQuarrie Email Program #10 — The John James Game Plan The John James Game Plan is a set of questions that can be applied to any…
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Anger #09 The Pointing Finger
Comment: The skill described in this email is subtle, but powerful — it allows you to identify where you have power, and where you do not. MacQuarrie Email Program #09 — The Pointing Finger Hi again. In these next eight emails, we are going to focus more on actual skills, skills that will allow you…
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Anger #08r The First Eight Emails
Comment: Every eight emails, I add an extra as a review process, an opportunity to pause and assess how you are doing. MacQuarrie Email Review #1 — The First Eight Emails You have now had the first eight emails of the thirty that I will send you. How are you doing? Take a moment to…
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Anger #08 The Blowing Out Process, Part 2
Comment: In emotional issues, the primary requirement is safety; ultimately we need to resolve the underlying difficulties to a place of peaceful resolution. MacQuarrie Email Program #08 — The Blowing Out Process, Part 2 In the previous email, I introduced the Blowing Out process, and noted two essential features. We get stuck because we do…
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Living in A Mature Culture, Part 7
Daily life in a mature culture — now that we have looked at the possibility of a Victory City, what would daily life actually be like in such a city? As noted, I am proposing that the high-rise buildings would consist of a large number of village-like settings, where people would actually live much of…
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Acedia and the Climate Lie, Part 1
If you are like me, you probably have never heard of the concept of acedia. I had not until I started my PhD, this despite more than 50 years of extensive reading. In this post, we look at the nature of acedia, and how it is the cultural norm; next post, I will tie it…
Awakening From Your Anger 