Comments on: Breaking Free Of The Past http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/09/27/breaking-free-of-the-past/ Reflections of a Buddhist Physician Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Keys http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/09/27/breaking-free-of-the-past/#comment-65214 Keys Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:59:14 +0000 http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=3812#comment-65214 Now, when you said all events are neutral, it's all about how you let it affect you, my question is, how in the hell can a terrible situation be neutral? Bad is bad, right? Now, when you said all events are neutral, it’s all about how you let it affect you, my question is, how in the hell can a terrible situation be neutral? Bad is bad, right?

]]> By: Anne http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/09/27/breaking-free-of-the-past/#comment-21863 Anne Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:18:48 +0000 http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=3812#comment-21863 I had not seriously thought of thinking about past traumas as Necessary Fuel for growth. I shall certainly use this to work on my issues. You're doing such wonderful work, Dr Lickerman (as others have said) on top of your day job, of trying to help people. As a grateful follower of this blog, I'd also like to say: Please don't get demoralized when now and then a reader misreads your point totally. Thank you again and all the best to you and your loved ones. <blockquote><em><strong>Anne</strong>: How nice of you to say that. That actually means a lot. Thank you. Alex</em></blockquote> I had not seriously thought of thinking about past traumas as Necessary Fuel for growth. I shall certainly use this to work on my issues.

You’re doing such wonderful work, Dr Lickerman (as others have said) on top of your day job, of trying to help people. As a grateful follower of this blog, I’d also like to say: Please don’t get demoralized when now and then a reader misreads your point totally.

Thank you again and all the best to you and your loved ones.

Anne: How nice of you to say that. That actually means a lot. Thank you.

Alex

]]> By: How To Forgive Others « Happiness in this World http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/09/27/breaking-free-of-the-past/#comment-7047 How To Forgive Others « Happiness in this World Sun, 23 May 2010 19:23:38 +0000 http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=3812#comment-7047 [...] children who terrorized me when I was in 7th grade (an experience I wrote about in an earlier post, Breaking Free Of The Past), wondering if I’d be able to forgive them for what they did to me.  I’d like [...] [...] children who terrorized me when I was in 7th grade (an experience I wrote about in an earlier post, Breaking Free Of The Past), wondering if I’d be able to forgive them for what they did to me.  I’d like [...]

]]> By: How To Communicate With Your Life « Happiness in this World http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/09/27/breaking-free-of-the-past/#comment-7046 How To Communicate With Your Life « Happiness in this World Sun, 23 May 2010 19:23:00 +0000 http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=3812#comment-7046 [...] an epiphany that I used victimization as a strategy to get others to like me, as I wrote about in Breaking Free Of The Past, did I actually stop being a victim.  When that happened, people stopped trying to victimize me.  [...] [...] an epiphany that I used victimization as a strategy to get others to like me, as I wrote about in Breaking Free Of The Past, did I actually stop being a victim.  When that happened, people stopped trying to victimize me.  [...]

]]> By: Gilbert http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/09/27/breaking-free-of-the-past/#comment-3420 Gilbert Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:45:39 +0000 http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=3812#comment-3420 You couldn't say it any better. I was amazed. I'm speechless. You couldn’t say it any better. I was amazed.

I’m speechless.

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