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Mood Magic-Forgiveness
January 23, 2013
— #Caroline Myss #Archetype# wholeness, woundology
To alter your mood is to change your world. When you are happy and you know it you attract and notice joyful people and events around you. When other emotions dominate your mental landscape you notice others in the same boat, whatever the boat happens to be. One way to describe the mutual misery bonding is woundology. This term was coined by Carolyn Myss to explain how and why people retain rather than heal from their wounds. Contentment is not always possible, but clear intentions can be.
Pity and compassion are not the same. Solicitation of pity requires that you also pity others and the outrageous fortune they encounter. Pity is a currency of pain, highest value being placed on the heaviest suffering. The journey to well being involves mind, body and spirit. The distinction between seeking power through pity and creating well being through compassion is key to living a full life. If information and data were the source of good health we would all be very healthy. The element of forgiveness unlocks the possibility of a happy and healthy future.
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well, I don’t know, nothing bad has happened to me, but I’ve been in a real grump for the last few days. I’ve put it down to bad weather! So pray for some sunshine for me!
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Sending you the warmest and driest wishes..
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got this one. I agree!
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Amen!
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Beth Levy
January 25, 2013
Great post and a very moving video. Forgiveness is an extremely powerful force with it you can conquer your greatest demons. I especially enjoyed how you placed an emphasis on the difference between pity and compassion . Many people don’t even realize they’re “oooo-ing or ah-ing and feeling sorry for you” they’re just reacting in the way they’ve been taught but just listening is almost always underrated. Thanks for sharing such an insightful post.
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Thank you very much. True, the currency of pain is strong and accepted without knowing..oooing and ahin being very good clues. And YES, my dear Sistah Beth, Amen.
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hAVE YPU READ ‘THE JOURNEY” WRITTEN BY BRANDON BAYS? THAT’S ALL ABOUT FORGIVNESS…..
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ELZBIETA ROEWER
January 26, 2013
I have not, Elzbieta, but thank you for the tip. This always bears repeating in all ways. I wil check for the book.
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I’ve never heard of the term woundology before but it definitely rings true. Compassion for others leads to a betterment of your own life.
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Caroline Myss coined it after noticing a big upswing in the practice.
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