Posted by Solstice on January 5, 2011, at 23:07:40
In reply to Re: Dr Bob, I'm sorry » Dinah, posted by SLS on January 5, 2011, at 17:47:31
Amen!
Solstice
> > I could possibly work for years to come to the point where I don't expect myself to have the power to achieve anything.
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> Isn't this black-or-white, all-or-nothing thinking?
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> I probably didn't word my post properly. I wasn't suggesting that you have no power. I was just suggesting that you don't have power over everything. It is also abundantly clear to me that you don't appreciate the power that you do have. You have influenced my thinking on more than one occasion. That's true power. Perhaps there is a control thing going on. Perhaps it is perfectionism. Whatever it is, it is not fair to you that you should assume so much responsibility over the workings of the entire Universe. It really is self-defeating. To raise your expectations of yourself to accomplish things that are beyond your potential (to control) is to become (feel) powerless.
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> The measure of achievement lies not in how high the mountain, but in how hard the climb.
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> The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must climb to get there.
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> - Scott
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