Comments on: Shopping for perfumes and learning to love yourself http://pinds.com/2007/07/19/shopping-for-perfumes-and-learning-to-love-yourself/ my personal blog about entrepreneurship and tech stuff Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:33:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alexander Kjerulf http://pinds.com/2007/07/19/shopping-for-perfumes-and-learning-to-love-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 Alexander Kjerulf Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:18:01 +0000 http://pinds.com/2007/07/27/shopping-for-perfumes-and-learning-to-love-yourself#comment-1564 Great post and I agree completely. In fact, I'll take it a step further and say that effective change can ONLY come when you accept and appreciate the current situation. That's what Patch Adams is talking about in this quote: Change that is deeply effective and positive presents a paradoxical challenge. On the one hand, there needs to be an appreciation and acceptance of how things are in the here and now. On the other hand, there needs to be an active intention to make things better. Nothing needs to change, and everything can improve. This is the way to avoid the two extremist traps of activist’s frustration or pessimistic complacency. - Patch Adams Great post and I agree completely.

In fact, I’ll take it a step further and say that effective change can ONLY come when you accept and appreciate the current situation.

That’s what Patch Adams is talking about in this quote:
Change that is deeply effective and positive presents a paradoxical challenge.

On the one hand, there needs to be an appreciation and acceptance of how things are in the here and now. On the other hand, there needs to be an active intention to make things better.

Nothing needs to change, and everything can improve.

This is the way to avoid the two extremist traps of activist’s frustration or pessimistic complacency.

- Patch Adams

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Once you try this, or the solid ones, you will never go back.

]]> By: Brian Fenton http://pinds.com/2007/07/19/shopping-for-perfumes-and-learning-to-love-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 Brian Fenton Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:18:01 +0000 http://pinds.com/2007/07/27/shopping-for-perfumes-and-learning-to-love-yourself#comment-1566 This is very timely Lars. I've recently found the 12 Steps prayer quite apposite "grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference". And although it sounds paradoxical, one can work on being more accepting. Through simple affirmations, mantras, mindfulness or whatever you want to call it. On a related note, somebody gave me a CD of a talk entitled "And This Too" from an American Zen teacher named Adyashanti - I found it took me to a very deep place of acceptance with some simple guidance. thanks, Brian This is very timely Lars. I’ve recently found the 12 Steps prayer quite apposite "grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference". And although it sounds paradoxical, one can work on being more accepting. Through simple affirmations, mantras, mindfulness or whatever you want to call it.

On a related note, somebody gave me a CD of a talk entitled "And This Too" from an American Zen teacher named Adyashanti – I found it took me to a very deep place of acceptance with some simple guidance.

thanks,
Brian

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