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From: Prakhar Sachan
Date: 12 Oct 2006
Time: 08:48:48 -0500
Remote Name: 202.141.136.155
Winton, Thank you very much for responding! I hope you don't mind me asking another question. :-) You quoted Tim Gallwey as: >>”Imagine yourself as a short-tempered person; if you tried to change that image by repeating positive thoughts constantly it might go something like this: “I never lose my temper … I never lose my temper … [EXPLETIVE DELETED !!!] I NEVER LOSE MY TEMPER”. The inevitable blowup will be twice as big because you’ve fed it twice the energy; you’ve paid so much attention to repressing your temper that soon everything irritates you (“Inner game of golf”, p 181-2).<< Do you really think “I never lose my temper” is a positive thought? You see, when one repeats that statement his focus would still be on something he does NOT want. A better thought might be “ I remain calm and serene under all circumstances”. There might be an inner doubt that gives birth to that statement, but in doing so, one would be giving directions to what one really wants. What do you think?