Written by Eugene Morgan “Life isn’t something you can give an answer to today,” Milton Erickson We don’t know the ultimate question about why we are here. But since we’re here we might as well enjoy it, learn from it and experience it thoroughly. Then we can pass down our experiences to the next generation. […]
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Mistakes convert into a Wealth of Learning
Written by Eugene Morgan “There’s a wealth of learning you get from making mistakes.” Milton Erickson We have to risk doing something to make a mistake. It’s okay to make mistakes as long as we can learn something from them. Learning something from a mistake means making adjustments to the situation. If we continuing to […]
We Appraise Things we Learn
Written by Eugene Morgan “And all of our days we are learning things-learning how to appraise them, how to assess them, how to feel about them.” Milton Erickson When we watch an event unfold before our eyes, we tend to automatically appraise the event based on our background experiences. How much value we put into […]
Make It Simple
Written Eugene Morgan “And one usually starts with rather simple things. Because human beings are essentially, fundamentally, rather simple creatures.” Milton Erickson Sometimes we make things so complicated, however, Erickson says because we’re simple creatures, we should make things simple. When learning something new, its seems complicated at first. However, it’s easier to grabs something […]
Very Charming Stuff, Capacity
Written By Eugene Morgan “It’s very charming, the capacity that we have if we’ll only learn to use other areas of our brain.” Milton Erickson When we begin to use other areas of our brain, our ability to do things increases. What do we suppose what other areas of our brain is Erickson taking […]
The Forces that Govern Our Bodies
Written by Eugene Morgan “Human beings, once they have learned anything, transfer this learning to the forces that govern their bodies,” Milton Erickson. The ‘forces’ that govern our bodies, Erickson is referring to our unconscious minds. Therefore, our unconscious minds are what govern our bodies. Our unconscious minds are storehouses where everything learned are sent […]
Learning Starts With Us
Written by Eugene Morgan “In a learning situation you have to do your own learning,” Milton Erickson It is important to note that we have to do our own thinking, develop our own understanding. Ultimately, no one knows us better than we know ourselves. Everyday, we live with ourselves for the rest of our lives. […]