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Originally Posted by mochamajesty  Why not use IM/LOA to not become homeless in the first place? |
I don't use IM/LOA to get stuff, but rather to generate ways of being. If I'm homeless and that doesn't work for me in living a life I love, I would use the principles of IM/LOA to generate a way of being that would inspire me, whatever that would be in the circumstances. It probably wouldn't be to "have a home" because that's a *having*, not a *being*.
Likewise, I don't have much respect for the "don't worry, be happy" ("Buck up!") school of thought, because it's just slapping a band-aid on an upsetting thought; it's not taking on a new, inspiring way of being or thinking, so I would just be holding onto old pain in my habitual old way, and covering it up.
I was diagnosed with depression a couple months ago, and I can see that it is a great, huge gift to me. I've been going along keeping along in an area of my life that's been causing me pain for awhile, and this depression, along with saying this out loud to you, has really pounded home the benefit of me taking my own advice and generating a new way of being in this area. In this area of my life, I can see myself very clearly in MrsCogan -- and while what I'm seeing here works for many people in many areas, it's not working for me in creating something I love.
For being my mirror buddy, I thank you very much, MrsCogan! I will use the principles of IM/LOA, along with my own special coaching, to generate a new way of being that works well in generating a life I love.
Thanks very much to all of you for reminding me of that. Sometimes I want to say to myself: Duh!
