A Manual for Developing Humans by Atwater P. M. H

Author:Atwater, P. M. H. [Atwater, P. M. H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rainbow Ridge Books
Published: 2017-04-12T16:00:00+00:00

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Others—Broader Focus

A friend of mine once confidently declared there are only three types of people in the world: those who love people, those who love things, and those who love ideas. I agree.

Most of us blame our parents for who we are and society for what we do. Karma says we are responsible. Karma is an ancient but loaded term that flatly states: one’s balance scale of life is out of balance. This infers that whatever is negative (deeds/behaviors) is way out of line and needs to be corrected. And, whatever is positive (deeds/behaviors) is, at last, getting deserved recognition and reward. Or, as my mother used to say, “You make your own bed, and then you lie in it.” Both the term karma and the musings of my mother say the same thing: somehow, in this life or another, we made a decision that led us to where we are now, and that decision either helped us or hindered.

Yet it’s not events that cause us stress. It’s our opinion of them that does, how we feel. Our beliefs actually direct our genes and those beliefs are based mostly on emotions.

Time to reclaim conversation and language

Conversation enables us to recognize the emotion behind actions and points of view. We are able to feel our way through whatever confronts us while becoming sensitive to the ideas and thoughts of others. It’s a matter of language, of ensuring that all participants involved construe the same or similar reality from the various notions given. The breath we use to speak unites us. When we share conversation, we share the breath of life. The same with elephants, whales, dolphins, crows, ravens, and parrots. Believe it or not, each communicates in a language similar to our own. Whales even rhyme and have a cadence in their poetry. I include pets here, especially dogs, for they quickly “tune in”—almost more to your thoughts and feelings than what you say. And they psychically know things, often before we do.

Time to reclaim the importance of touching

We crave this, even those who shy away or claim they were “violated” when touched without permission. Babies can die or suffer brain damage if they don’t get enough. Children tend to whither or distort in some manner if they aren’t touched in protective, loving ways. Adults develop extremes in thought and mannerisms without it. Touching literally is matter nourishing matter. When we are not touched enough, cravings and frustrations develop, such as chain-smoking, alcoholism, becoming workaholics, obesity problems, compulsive gambling, overspending, and so forth. Body rubs and constant fondling can be offensive, yet we must have some. Touching, both the ritual and the sensation, is the most critical and ancient of languages. When you touch you leave a thread of yourself behind . . . Aka Threads.

Time to reclaim the power of emotions

Our mind thinks a thought and produces an idea—yet it is our emotions that give us the power to manifest that thought, to make it real. Emotion is accelerated, heightened

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