FOLLOW YOUR OWN YELLOW BRICK ROAD
The following excerpt is from the self help
psychology book, Be Your Own Therapist.
There is no right or wrong way to use this book. In fact, there
are many choices available to you. There is no need to go
page-by-page from beginning to end, though that is a likely
choice for many. If that approach appeals to you, fine! But
allow yourself to change your method if that feels more
appropriate later. If one of your important growth goals is to
be more creative and spontaneous, then do not follow the
straight path from the first page to the last. Instead, find
your own path, one that is just as suitable and distinctly more
fun.
| Anger is ALWAYS beased upon unfulfilled expectations; fully let go of the expecting, and your anger will be no more.
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I suggest that you allow yourself to drop this book for periods
of time and pick it up later when that impulse strikes. Many of
my early readers chose to read it that way, reading one to three
chapters with time between reading sessions. Many changes
described herein can take some time to accomplish. Therefore,
reading about more and more possible changes for yourself may
not be productive if you are already mind-juggling prior
possibilities. We only can change a few things about ourselves
at a time.
If strong negative feelings develop toward me, the author, then
perhaps you are attempting to "shoot the messenger" in hopes of
denying the accuracy of the message. I hope that you use the
book your way, and at your own pace. If you can discard some
ideas (there will likely be parts of this book that you sense
are presently wrong for you) without losing others that could be
valuable, then you will gain the maximum. I hope to help your
growth process with this book, but you ultimately are your own
therapist.
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The ultimate in self responsibility: Wherever I am unhappy, there is where I need to change myself. Most of us blame others. |
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