Hello John,
On Apr 12, 2010, at 12:01 AM, John Carl wrote: > I can relate Marsha. I don't do affirmation very well either. > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:13 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hello John, >> >> I can become miffed if told I'm wrong, but I feel absolutely mortified to >> be told I'm right. > > > > I read a bit Garrison Keillor did once on midwestern deflection - those > people can't take a compliment - they always divert it or deny it - "I love > your dress".... "This old thing?". > > He says it has it's roots not in true modesty, but wanting to be seen as > modest and also because such people are really craving affirmation so much, > that a slight compliment is never enough. They say, "It was nothing really" > But what they actually want is to be crowned Sun God. They want to say > "Rise my people, lift your faces from the carpet. Look me in the face." I don't watch Dancing With The Stars or read People Magazine, and I don't think this mid-west suggestion applicable. To understand that there is no self to protect is what I'm working towards. It's a bit of a challenge because of past patterns of habit, karma, but that it is the best direction there is no doubt. >> I am very , very certain that I've NEVER had an original >> idea. Besides I am no self, have no essence, there is no core of 'my >> experiences' apart from the flow of ever-changing, interdependent, >> impermanent organic, biological, social and intellectual patterns. >> I did like the what Jacques Ellul wrote. >> >> > I read a lot more this weekend I will be joyfully passing along. I am very > excited. > > New-Old Thought-toys to play with! > > John I am on the MoQ/Buddhist/experience path. Marsha ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
