Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tektronix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!moiram From: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison ) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Hurting the other by a "no" Message-ID: <5623@tektronix.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 15:59:08 EDT Article-I.D.: tektroni.5623 Posted: Thu Aug 22 15:59:08 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 19:34:50 EDT References: <5557@cbscc.UUCP><591@unc.UUCP> <1397@pyuxd.UUCP> <1310@utcsri.UUCP> <255@gymble.UUCP> Reply-To: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison ) Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 29 Summary: In article <255@gymble.UUCP> speaker@gymble.UUCP (Speaker to Animals) writes: > >Not everything that you can imagine is available to you. Many things >are, but the concept that all it takes is a self-actualized and >motivated brain is prparing the gullible for a crisis of faith... so to >speak. Your self-actualized consciousness is not some sort of >Santa-Claus-Messiah that will fulfill your every whim... if ONLY you >have faith... if ONLY you believe hard enough! > Yes, and then again, no. Richard Bach (*Illusions*) writes: "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." The weakness I see in the human potentialists is wholehearted acceptance of the first statement, and somewhat less acceptance of the second statement. They are great at empowering people to look beyond self-imposed boundaries in setting goals, but I've not been much impressed by the framework to support the planning and execution necessary to attain the goal. (But I'm having difficulties with discipline in my life just now, so maybe this viewpoint is a little warped). Bach also writes: "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours." Moira Mallison tektronix!moiram