...because the books should NOT have made me angry,

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Pandora51@a... wrote:

 

> Since I am a psychotherapist, I must look at my own finger

pointing, and see

> where and how does what I say about Sandy, really applies to me

and mirrors my

> own " stuff. " So, even though, her intent was not aimed at

teaching me

> anything, she did anyway, by making me look at myself and the

qualities that

> irritate me about others, probably is something within me that I

am not willing or

> able to look at, yet.

 

This is so neat.

 

Here's what's so neat.

 

3 weeks ago I'm in a used book store and I find this pile of older

martial arts books, so I cull through them, picking out the ones

that I like...

 

....and putting back the ones I think that are inferior...

 

....and looking at those books I noticed that 3 of them that I had

culled out actually made me real angry...

 

....so I put them back also...

 

And I walked around the store, finally going up to the desk to buy

the ones I wanted...

 

....and I paused...

 

....then went back and picked up the 3 books that made me angry...

 

....because the books should NOT have made me angry, so now I had to

actually study those books and " find out " WHAT WAS INSIDE ME that

caused anger to come forth.

 

So I did study them...

 

....I did recognize the " fault " ...

 

....I did correct the internal problem I had.

 

Strong negative emotions are ALWAYS a sign of some type of internal

conflict.

 

 

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> Strong negative emotions are ALWAYS a sign of some type of internal

> conflict.

 

But try telling that to most people. I once told two psychiatrists that we

choose our beliefs and feelings. They rounded on me in no uncertain terms. I

learned to temper my words to closed-minded people and let them wallow in

their own miseries.

 

Question:

 

Strong *positive* emotions are ALWAYS a sign of...?

 

Paddy