Ericksonian Principles

Care and Diligence Bring Luck

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“Care and diligence bring luck.”—Proverb

Milton Erickson once said that we each have bad luck and good luck. He also said that we don’t have to add to our bad luck, instead we can add to our good luck.  In other words, let us work with what we already have and build on it. We don’t have to look at what we lack because that’s not going to do us any good. And if we continue to work towards meeting our goals in life, then we’re getting luckier at each step we make in terms of success.

On Respecting Yourself

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For us to respect others, we must first respect ourselves. Respecting ourselves means to do things we know is right and healthy. If we’re continuously placing ourselves in difficult situations and we know we have a choice to get out of them, then we’re disrespecting ourselves. If we ignore the same emotions that keep creeping up and we are not dealing with them, then we’re disrespecting ourselves. If we knowingly give our power away and aren’t using what abilities we have, then we’re disrespecting ourselves. If we aren’t being honest with ourselves, then we’re disrespecting ourselves.

 

Possibility For Opportunities

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When we see that there is no possibility for opportunities, then this means that we haven’t been looking for them or our view is so narrowed that we can’t see them. For us to at least to see the possibility for opportunities, we need to change our mindset or our frames of reference. Why is it so important to change our old mindset? The question implies that our old mindset is not helping us but keeping a fuzzy view on things. Our old mindset is keeping us from seeing clearly what is possible for us. When we see that there are opportunities for growth, we should take it and run with it.

A Laser-Like Focus

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“‎The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”—  Bruce Lee

When we are focused on a task in front of us, we can’t go wrong because we know we are doing our best. When we are focused with the task, we become as one with it—and it is as though we are in a trance state that everything around us means nothing but what we are doing at the moment.  At that moment we feel as though time has stopped until we look up at the clock and see that time has past.

Create Change

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“If you don’t create change, change will create you.”— unknown

When change creates us, we don’t have to complain that we have no control over our lives. But instead we ought to invite some of those changes when they are not made by us that are useful.  Most changes are an opportunity for self-improvement. If the external changes are leading to where we don’t want to go, then it is time to create changes for ourselves. But if the external changes are leading to where we want to go, then we should go along with it. When we create the changes in our lives, we are taking control of our lives.

 

Smile Because It Happened

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“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” ― Dr. Seuss

It is great that we can do things that please us especially when we want them to last. When we look back we can smile at them because it happened. We know it is a good story when we don’t want it to end.  It is hard to end a good story but we can always watch or read it again.  We don’t want things to end because we don’t want the experience to end.  We can always reminisce with others who shared in the same experience.

 

 

Unless You Do

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“Nothing will work unless you do.”— Maya Angelou

When we do something, our chances are greater in making something happen. Unless we do, progress is impossible. Unless we do, there is no possibility for growth. We ultimately have to do something, but to have our bodies to do something; we start the process in our heads. We have to start with a frame of reference that will compel us to do something.  To find a frame of reference, we would have to look into our past and find out what motivated us to do something? For example, most of us are compel to work for money. While some of us are compelled to do something because we have purpose or a mission.

In A Meaningful Way

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“Meaning is not what you start with but what you end up with.”—

Meaning is the result of everything we have experienced. Meaning is created when we go through experiences that impact our lives the most. We remember events in our lives that altered our lives in a meaningful. We are never the same after an event that alters our lives and changes us for the rest of our lives.  When 5, 10, 20 or even 30 years have passed from an event, we remember the event as though it just happened yesterday.  It becomes more meaningful as time passes and when we look back on these events we tend to revisit the feelings, the images, the smells, sensations, etc. We’re reliving what took place a long time ago in a meaningful way.

 

No More Worries

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“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” — 

Worrying is looking for something to project our fears to. Worrying preoccupies our mind, which keep us from taking action.  Worrying is making small things bigger than what they really are. It is important to repair small things that we can handle and cope with now, then to wait later when things could get worse over time. Worrying is wasted time and energy that could be used as a part of a solution. Therefore worrying is thinking without a strategic plan. We can use our minds to think up a plan, set a goal, and execute the plan until our goal is reached.

 

Memorial Day: Thank You

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It is time to close our eyes and bow our heads to think and reflect back on our fallen soldiers.  We should never forget them because they have sacrificed their lives so that we can continue to live in freedom.  We also ought not forget about the fallen soldiers’ families and those we continue to support them as well when in need and to thank them for the services that their sons and daughters have done for us.

 

 

Light A Lamp

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“If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path.”—Buddha

We help ourselves when we help others in need. It is better to give back than to receive.  But to be most effective in assisting others in need, we first have to make sure that our needs are being met. We also need ourselves renewed and with a supply reserves before we can give to others. Time is well spent when we show compassion for others through our sacrifice. Compassion is good for those who are giving it and good for those who are receiving it.  Compassion is like turning on a lamp to brighten up a room.

 

 

 

True Belongings

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“Your actions are your only true belongings.”—

We can’t take all our belongings with us, but we can take our actions everywhere. The question we need to ask ourselves, is when it is proper to act? It really depends on what action we take in a given situation.  We take actions everyday. The idlest person is going to take an action. A simple body movement is an action. We take action because we want to effect change or move objects. Inside our toolbox of change there are different types of action.  When we take action, we have the expectation that we will produce an outcome.  It is our hope that the results or the outcomes are satisfactory.

 

Joy and Potential

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“Joy comes from using your potential.”— 

We all have potential ready for use. When we begin to use our potential, our confidence increases. We begin to realize that we can trust and rely on ourselves. Doubting our potentials ceases when we use them. Potentials are the accumulations of our experiences. So we will always have potential as long as we live. Having potential is our chance to find out what we’re made of; it is a self-discovery of what we’re about. It is learning about who we are and that’s where we get our joy!

 

The Good Life

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“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.”— 

Life is about a process. A process is small and with gradual changes along the way of our lives’ journey. Changes are always inevitable in every area of our lives so we might as well accept them. When we begin to accept the process of changes in our everyday lives, then we can manage better our reactions toward them and cope better as they affect our lives. Changes will always be continuous there is no end in sight when it comes to them so we might as well stop looking for a destination or a completion or an end to change.

You Alone Are Enough

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“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anyone.”—

Sometimes we get caught up in trying to prove our self-worth to our families and friends when we don’t have to.  We don’t have to prove our self-worth to our families and friends because they already accept us for who we are. It is nice to get their support when we need it and support them as well in their endeavors.  All we can do is strive to be our best self.  It takes little energy to be ourselves than to be someone else. If we only be ourselves, then we don’t have to compare ourselves with another. We’re unique people with unique upbringings.

 

 

 

 

How Does Your Story Ends

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“At any given moment, you have the power to say: This is not how the story is going to end.”— Christine Mason Miller

If we see that our lives are going to be the same, then we must believe that we do have the power to change. It is never too late to change. Our perspective needs to change first before we can start thinking about changing the course of our lives. We each have a story. There is a beginning, middle and an ending to a story. Sometimes things start out not so good at the beginning but we can turn it around if we want to. We can end our story anyway we want, if we’re willing. So we don’t have to give up on ourselves, when we think it’s too late.

Time

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“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.”— 

No amount of money can buy us time. The time we have now is all we have. Whatever we do with our time is all up to us. We spend time on what is most valuable to us. If we spend a lot of time with our families, then that’s valuable time to us. If we spend our time on reading a book, then that’s valuable time to us. If we spend our time with our friends, then that’s valuable time to us as well. There is no such thing as putting away time, like we would money in a bank. If we need something done out of our busy schedule, then we have to clear off our desk to make time.

 

 

All The Wonders

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“All the wonders you seek are within yourself.”— Sir Thomas Browne

It is how we perceive and discover new things through our experiences that make us excited about life. It is through our senses that we get the information from external events, but it is through our criteria or our filters that we perceive things in our own unique way. Our self-discovery is learning how to expand our view so we can see what we have been missing over the years.  Those experiences are collected by our unconscious mind. Our unconscious mind releases these learnings through our dreams as a reminder to ourselves that we have the resources from within to do great things.

 

 

 

Past Mistakes

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“Your past mistakes are meant to guide you, not define you.”— 

It is easier to see what mistakes we have made than to see what good things we have made. Just as the quotes states that we don’t have to be define by our mistakes but to learn from them.  We’re imperfect, therefore mistakes are inevitable. Decisions were made based on the understanding we had at that time. Mistakes are learning tools and guide posts we use to improve on what we’re trying to accomplish. As time passes, fewer mistakes will be made because we’ve learned to correct our mistakes and move on to the next level.

 

Trust Thyself

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“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”— 

Trust ourselves because we know what we want. Trust ourselves because we know our story. Trust ourselves because we have unique experiences. Trust ourselves because ultimately we have to make our own decisions. Trust ourselves because we uniquely have our own journey. Trust ourselves because we know we can believe in ourselves. Trust ourselves because we know for certain that we can rely own ourselves. Trust ourselves because we can know what’s inside us. Trust ourselves because we have inner strength. Trust ourselves because we love what we’re doing.