Anger Turned Inward - Psychological Self-Help
More on depression....
http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap6/chap6g.htm
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Irrational Ideas - Psychological Self-Help
Irrational Ideas - Psychological Self-Help''
Here is an interesting article on depression.
No wonder I love the tools that NLP gives us for Thinking Well.
Here is an interesting article on depression.
No wonder I love the tools that NLP gives us for Thinking Well.
Monday, October 25, 2004
Garden Update For My Sister the Honorary Canuck
Here are some pics to keep Chickie up-t0-date with where my garden's 'at'. Starting with my hedge!
Sunday, October 24, 2004
BellBirds - A Poem by Henry Kendall, in the Australian Bush of 1869
BellBirds - A Poem by Henry Kendall, in the Australian Bush of 1869
By channels of coolness the echoes are calling,
And down the dim gorges I hear the creek falling:
It lives in the mountain where moss and the sedges
Touch with their beauty the banks and the ledges.
Through breaks of the cedar and sycamore bowers
Struggles the light that is love to the flowers;
And, softer than slumber, and sweeter than singing,
The notes of the bell-birds are running and ringing.
By channels of coolness the echoes are calling,
And down the dim gorges I hear the creek falling:
It lives in the mountain where moss and the sedges
Touch with their beauty the banks and the ledges.
Through breaks of the cedar and sycamore bowers
Struggles the light that is love to the flowers;
And, softer than slumber, and sweeter than singing,
The notes of the bell-birds are running and ringing.
The Mul - A Visit Back To Mulbring.
You can't hear them in the picture, but the sound as I took this photo really took me back to childhood as the bellbirds sang their glorious chorus. It's 30 years since we lived out here, and it is kind or eerie, how much 'old town' lives, now much of it derelict, alongside some newer places. It's almost as though the new are oblivious to the old town that whispers like a ghost, of times long past.
Saturday, October 23, 2004
Yahoo! Groups : nlptalk-reserve Messages : Message 8299 of 48640
Yahoo! Groups : nlptalk-reserve Messages : Message 8299 of 48640
The Wise Woman's Stone
A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give
it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime.
But, a few days later, he came back to return the stone to the
wise woman.
"I've been thinking" he said.
"I know how valuable this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious.
Please give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone."
The Wise Woman's Stone
A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give
it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime.
But, a few days later, he came back to return the stone to the
wise woman.
"I've been thinking" he said.
"I know how valuable this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious.
Please give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone."
Yahoo! Groups : nlptalk-reserve Messages : Message 7792 of 48639
Yahoo! Groups : nlptalk-reserve Messages : Message 7792 of 48639
This is a post I made back in 1999 to someone who was being unkind to herself, after a bad breakup with someone she thought was a soulmate who Done Her Wrong. Funny how things come back to one at the strangest time.
This is a post I made back in 1999 to someone who was being unkind to herself, after a bad breakup with someone she thought was a soulmate who Done Her Wrong. Funny how things come back to one at the strangest time.
Friday, October 22, 2004
Count On It!
Count On It!
The Reticular Activating System and Hawthorne Effect.
"...In the late 1950s, the GE plant in Hawthorne, California brought in some consultants to measure the effect of brighter lighting on the productivity of their factory workers. The consultants first took productivity measurements to establish a baseline. Then they intensified the brightness of the lighting and measured again.
Productivity increased.
They increased the brightness even more and productivity went up again. After raising the brightness two more times, they saw two more increases in productivity. On a hunch, they lowered the lighting and measured one more time. Productivity went up!
They figured out that the productivity gains were not related to the brightness of the lights, but to the act of measuring. They were paying a lot of attention to the effectiveness of their workers. And guess what? The workers responded by working more effectively.
What do you pay a lot of attention to? What are you constantly measuring, asking your employees about, talking about and looking at?
When your team knows what's truly important to you, they'll likely pay more attention to those things, too."
The Reticular Activating System and Hawthorne Effect.
"...In the late 1950s, the GE plant in Hawthorne, California brought in some consultants to measure the effect of brighter lighting on the productivity of their factory workers. The consultants first took productivity measurements to establish a baseline. Then they intensified the brightness of the lighting and measured again.
Productivity increased.
They increased the brightness even more and productivity went up again. After raising the brightness two more times, they saw two more increases in productivity. On a hunch, they lowered the lighting and measured one more time. Productivity went up!
They figured out that the productivity gains were not related to the brightness of the lights, but to the act of measuring. They were paying a lot of attention to the effectiveness of their workers. And guess what? The workers responded by working more effectively.
What do you pay a lot of attention to? What are you constantly measuring, asking your employees about, talking about and looking at?
When your team knows what's truly important to you, they'll likely pay more attention to those things, too."
Thursday, October 21, 2004
Humanistic Perspectives on Personality
Humanistic Perspectives on Personality
Maslow's Heirarchy of needs, and self actualization. What a great place to start when considering the direction we want to take in our life.
Maslow's Heirarchy of needs, and self actualization. What a great place to start when considering the direction we want to take in our life.
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Old Acquaintance
What a strange but not exactly unusual, and definitely welcome thing it has been this week. From time to time I like to catch up with those people whose company I have enjoyed over the years. This week has brought me back into contact with John in Colorado, Jesse in California, Geoff in Calgary, Margaret in Newfoundland, Quentin in Adelaide and Burton in Chicago. Even David in North Carolina and Brendan in Canberra have been back in touch in the past few weeks. And of course, Danielle and Thomas. What a blessing these people are.
I'm proud to have them in my life.
I'm proud to have them in my life.
Perceptual Positions in NLP
Perceptual Positions in NLP
Oh what a great find. A site with a good description of perceptual positions. This seems to be an area that many trainers ignore - or perhaps their students just don't realise what an important aspect of personal growth it can be. Either way it surprises me how rarely anyone ever mentions this, in discussions on NLP.
Oh what a great find. A site with a good description of perceptual positions. This seems to be an area that many trainers ignore - or perhaps their students just don't realise what an important aspect of personal growth it can be. Either way it surprises me how rarely anyone ever mentions this, in discussions on NLP.
Monday, October 18, 2004
NLP Meta Model Violations
NLP Meta Model Violations
The Meta model and its variations is a continuing theme that seems to raise its head, in discussions with people on the internet boards. Communication is much improved when people have an understanding of the meta model, and when they are themselves commiting 'violations' in their languaging. It is the best place to start - with self - as you learn to also notice it in others, and allow for it in your discussions.
The Meta model and its variations is a continuing theme that seems to raise its head, in discussions with people on the internet boards. Communication is much improved when people have an understanding of the meta model, and when they are themselves commiting 'violations' in their languaging. It is the best place to start - with self - as you learn to also notice it in others, and allow for it in your discussions.
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Please Understand Me II - Chapter 6
Please Understand Me II - Chapter 6
This is the link to the chapter on Rationals from Please Understand Me II . The original text is not available now, but I managed to snag a copy via the internet "wayback machine". Ya gotta love that!
This is the link to the chapter on Rationals from Please Understand Me II . The original text is not available now, but I managed to snag a copy via the internet "wayback machine". Ya gotta love that!
What A Day!
This is going to be a test for writing on this thingamajigey blog. Watch this space! Well this is pretty cool. I managed to get a pic uploaded... not sure how to put it where I want it, but this is a small detail and hopefully I will gain some facility as time goes by.
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