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From: Winton
Date: 20 Oct 2006
Time: 16:55:41 -0500
Remote Name: 60.229.137.137
Hi Ashley. You wrote:<< You said when you were in your teens the stuttering seemed to improve and I was wondering if you received therapy during this time? If so, what did this therapy entail such as fluency shaping or fluency modification? >> I have never had speech therapy. I associate the improvement in my teens with positive thinking associated with religious beliefs. You added: << Also, I believe that today we are judged upon performance and we associate performance on how we are as individuals. If we get praise and acceptance based upon our performance then we think we have done something with our lives but if we don't get the praise and acceptance we feel as though we have failed.>> I expect that has always been true. <<As I read your article, I realized how people, inlcuding myself focus too much on performance and the outcome and not enough on inner strength and self reliance. I believe in many instances it truly is mind over matter. Of course, it's easier said then done but I feel your article gives good advice on how to listen to your inner self and let it take over.>> Many thanks. Tim Gallwey makes the point that “we are all drivers of vehicles that are capable of growing in their capacities as they go” (Inner game of work, p 138). When we set out on a journey our goal should not just be to reach the immediate destination, but to arrive with the vehicle in better condition than when we left.Regards, Winton.