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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 607745" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>Jody, I have a dog, too. And a cat. I love aquariums, and as soon as we settle in one place, I will have one, again. Maybe even a bird or two. I love the feel of animals. They are so cool and nonjudgmental and goofy! </p><p></p><p>VIDEO: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qPVNONdF58" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qPVNONdF58</a></p><p></p><p>TED Talk: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html" target="_blank">http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html</a></p><p></p><p>There is something else I thought of for you to read, Jody. (I woke up thinking about it ~ you must be meant to have this information! :O)</p><p></p><p>There is a book I read so long ago. In it, the way we understand the world was likened to a big television screen in our minds. The images on the screen are how we interpret the world and ourselves in it. We react to the world based on the images on the screen. Understanding that the screen is there gives us the opportunity to realize the images projected on the screen are just that ~ images. In other words, what we think is happening ~ how we think others respond to us, for instance ~ may be more a problem with our internal screen than it is with what the other person is projecting on their own internal screen and reflecting back to us. </p><p></p><p>My explanation may be confusing, but the book I'm going to suggest you read is written beautifully and clearly.</p><p></p><p><u>Self Esteem</u> by McKay/Fanning</p><p></p><p>The book will be available in the library, and it is on Amazon.</p><p></p><p>:O)</p><p></p><p>Wishing a good day, Jody. </p><p></p><p>I wanted to add that the battle for peace and good humor within has so little to do with what other people think, Jody. We all are coping with negative childhood messages, we all are trying so hard to be better than we think we know we are. We all are a little defensive, we all feel we have let ourselves or others down. That is why smiling at a stranger can bring an answering smile, without either of us knowing why.</p><p></p><p>On some level, we get that. There are no barriers, no expectations built up between strangers. A smile of pure joy, of celebration that we are alive and in the world, can fly between us. </p><p></p><p>Cedar</p><p></p><p>The Blind Melon video comes back as "unavailable" when I checked to be sure it would play. I'm sorry, Jody. If you Google Blind Melon "No Rain" you will be able to see it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 607745, member: 1721"] Jody, I have a dog, too. And a cat. I love aquariums, and as soon as we settle in one place, I will have one, again. Maybe even a bird or two. I love the feel of animals. They are so cool and nonjudgmental and goofy! VIDEO: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qPVNONdF58[/url] TED Talk: [url]http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html[/url] There is something else I thought of for you to read, Jody. (I woke up thinking about it ~ you must be meant to have this information! :O) There is a book I read so long ago. In it, the way we understand the world was likened to a big television screen in our minds. The images on the screen are how we interpret the world and ourselves in it. We react to the world based on the images on the screen. Understanding that the screen is there gives us the opportunity to realize the images projected on the screen are just that ~ images. In other words, what we think is happening ~ how we think others respond to us, for instance ~ may be more a problem with our internal screen than it is with what the other person is projecting on their own internal screen and reflecting back to us. My explanation may be confusing, but the book I'm going to suggest you read is written beautifully and clearly. [U]Self Esteem[/U] by McKay/Fanning The book will be available in the library, and it is on Amazon. :O) Wishing a good day, Jody. I wanted to add that the battle for peace and good humor within has so little to do with what other people think, Jody. We all are coping with negative childhood messages, we all are trying so hard to be better than we think we know we are. We all are a little defensive, we all feel we have let ourselves or others down. That is why smiling at a stranger can bring an answering smile, without either of us knowing why. On some level, we get that. There are no barriers, no expectations built up between strangers. A smile of pure joy, of celebration that we are alive and in the world, can fly between us. Cedar The Blind Melon video comes back as "unavailable" when I checked to be sure it would play. I'm sorry, Jody. If you Google Blind Melon "No Rain" you will be able to see it. [/QUOTE]
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