War is Peace, Neil. Do you deny this? On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 12:07 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Self-image has fallen apart big style of late. Our reaction appears > to be that of putting Humpty-Dumpty back together again, using the > resources (all the King's horses and all the King's men) that failed > to do so in the past. The techniques of self are all around us. > Chronic market segmentation advertising and all sorts of quasi- > governmental Doublespeak. The idea is to produce docile bodies and > governmentality. What of truth in self development? What of the > creativity of the liars' tales in which our self is spun? What of the > repeated Machiavellian rebirths of our "management fashions"? I would > sense that Molly has something here about greater truth following a > collapse of world-view, but what are we to take as truth and does one > want to take truth at a moment of collapse? Great narratives have > been shown, repeatedly to be mythical and we are supposed to stand in > incredulity towards them. What might an acceptable metanarrative for > rebirth be? What evidential-basing criteria would we use? How might > we withstand attempts to rebirth us as merely a smiling brotherhood of > shiny success at the expense of others or as learners of the litany of > new management that is merely the old management with new hymns? We > should try to structure new communities - self has social context. > I'm a believer in Molly's positive messages, but believers can be > doubting thomases. Political rhetoric has hardly changed at all in > the last 40 years, and neither has literature on "self-improvement". > There is much more to collapse than we might initially think. > > On 30 Dec, 23:25, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Self-image is the personal view we have of ourselves. It is our > > mental image or self portrait. Self-image is an internal dictionary > > that describes the characteristics of the self, including concepts > > like intelligence, beauty, kindness, selfishness or insensitivity. > > These characteristics form a collective representation of our assets > > and liabilities as we see them. Relationships reinforce what we think > > and feel about ourselves. Self-image is important because how we > > think about ourselves directly affects how we feel about ourselves and > > how we respond to life. > > > > How we think and feel about ourselves influences the way we react or > > respond to life stressors. A hopeless self-image can lead to > > suicide. Self-image possessing body strength and health can lead to > > wellness. A loving self-image can lead to a life full of loving > > relationships. An angry self-image can lead to a life of isolation. > > A fearful self-image can lead to a life of suffering. In these ways, > > self-image can determine the quality of our relationships with others. > > > > How we imagine ourselves to be can be different from how we witness > > ourselves to be, but ultimately the two will become the same if our > > desire to be as we imagine is unwavering. Depending on the beliefs we > > gather throughout our life, our self-image can bring us success and > > happiness, or, on the other hand, failure and misery. But this image > > can change, if we start questioning our beliefs about our selves and > > our lives. When our belief system falls apart, we are ready to > > receive a greater truth, and resurrect belief, born anew with > > possibility. > > > > What do YOU think? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
