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Old 08-09-2007, 01:30 PM
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Default Don't miss these posts about the power of giving up!

I know this forum is often all about making your dreams a reality--which is mostly a good thing. The posts linked below however explore an important caveat to that concept--one we miss at our peril.

2Weeks2aBreakthrough: More on Giving Up

(This is a rather round-about path to the original article, but I think the journey helps bring the point home in ways the direct path misses)
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Old 08-09-2007, 01:37 PM
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From the link in the first post:
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Giving up seems like the opposite of getting what you want out of life, but that can be misleading—even dangerous. It’s easy to become so attached to the wrong version of what you’re looking for that the only way to get a good result is to start by walking away.
It sounds like trying to evaluate what your are pursueing and knowing what dreams are fanatasy instead of ones that fit your life right now.



See also this article that has a similar message:
Stop the Madness of Self-Discipline » Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga » Blog Archive
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I think you are right. It's also being able to differentiate between the reality of what you want in your life and the symbols or indicators of that reality.

A potentially helpful metaphor is unexperienced actors. When people act in their first play and their character is asked to express an emotion, they often "indicate" the emotion in stereotypical ways-- rubbing their eyes to indicate sorrow/crying, big laughs to indicate happiness, etc. But good actors understand the real motivation behind those emotions and can re-create them in real ways.

I think the parallel in personal development is to make sure your depth of understanding about your dreams and goals match the good actors understanding of the intricacies of human emotion.
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