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Old 10-25-2007, 09:49 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Parthon View Post
...As for the idea that "ignoring the problem won't make it go away", you are right, but this is the focus of your attention. You can still have a problem and work on fixing it, but if you aren't working on it, and thinking about it makes you unhappy, don't think about it! Just like if you have your hand on a hot stove and it would get burnt, you don't then ignore the stove, you just remember that it hurts and appropriately keep your hand off it. If thinking about something makes you unhappy, stop thinking about it.
simple and makes sense. Why the heck would you actually WANT to think thoughts that hurt? That's the bigger issue.
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