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From: Ellen-Marie Silverman
Date: 03 Oct 2010
Time: 12:40:23 -0500
Remote Name: 64.12.116.14
Acceptance and knowing oneself is a life long journey and happens first at intellectual level and then emotional level, but " . . . change first, and we'll talk about why you behaved as you did later.- (Woollams & Brown, 1979)" is the way to go. I would like to end with one of my favorite quote by Norman Vincent Peale - "One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is." Jai,yes, the learning of different ways of thinking and being may begin by adopting new thoughts and ideas but then must be put into practice. Or it may start with an unexpected experience that leads to thoughtful consideration of the happenstance. We can not know what will first spur us to think and act differently, but we do know that doing so will not instantaneously transform us. Lasting, durable change benefits from diligence, effort, and patience and, as Dr. Peale noted, leads to genuine happiness. But we can not know at the start or even mid-way how long the process will take before has reached it conclusion. // In a somewhat lighter tone, it is possible that Dr. Peale may have influenced the outlook of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series. I heard an interview Oprah Winfrey, the American talk show hostess, conducted with her recently in which Ms. Rowling mentioned that Prof. Dimbledore, the headmaster of the academy of wizzardry Harry Potter attended, said to Harry, "The happiest man on earth is the man who looks in the mirror and sees himself." Best wishes on your various journies.