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By: David B. Bohl

David B. Bohl — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:15:44 +0000

Susanna,

Thank you for your input.

Regarding negative thoughts, my belief is that I cannot control what thoughts enter my mind. It’s what I do with those thoughts – how I manage them – once they’re in my head.

Regarding relationships, and life in general, I try to bring quality to everything I do and some relationships simply don’t allow me to do this. Sometimes life is about figuring out what doesn’t work as well as what does.

David

By: susanna

susanna — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:57:03 +0000

This is great stuff as usual although I would like to add a different slant to a couple of the points as follows:

Point 2. I don’t think it’s a question of preventing negative thoughts from invading your mind but rather accepting them and allowing them to be there as they are i.e. giving them attention but not trying to change or deny them. Just let them pass through. Most of all not to take them seriously (believe that they are you) and then acting them out as you mention.

Point 5. Rather than casting out any hurtful or parasitic relationships why not accept them as your mud which requires understanding and a gentle working with them to and fro. The wonderful thing about this is that they then change and no longer seem hurtful or parasitic and no longer are a drain on your time, energy or emotions because you are no longer investing your time, energy and emotions in trying to change them, wishing they were different, or avoiding them.