observer consciousness

 

Victim consciousness is a psychological state that perceives the world as being the cause of our well-being.Victim consciousness is not about the external situations we go through, nor is it about what other people do or say to us. Victim consciousness is a painful way of
thinking about the situations and life experiences we go through.


When we are in victim consciousness we mistreat others and ourselves while looking for someone or something to blame for the unhappy circumstances in our lives. In victim consciousness we either attack or retreat from life. There is no real, lasting peace to be
found in victim consciousness.


We cannot overcome victim consciousness by ignoring it, nor can we "defeat" it. We cannot attain freedom from victim consciousness through any kind of win-lose/victor-victim sort of challenge because that approach still leaves someone as the loser/victim. We trade places for the moment perhaps but we're still on the victim triangle.


The real antidote to victim consciousness is what I call observer consciousness.


Observer consciousness is the ability to detach from our life circumstances and personal encounters enough to observe and question them. Observer consciousness is a psychological state that is dependent upon the knowledge that our inside emotional state,
rather than our life circumstances and conditions, determine our state of well-being.


When we know that it's the way we perceive what happens to us, and not the happening itself, that determines our unhappiness, we are  motivated to look within, to our own thinking, for the source of our unhappiness. We reflect first, rather than react first.


When we are in observer consciousness we experience the following:

Peace, joy, happiness, satisfaction
Emotional well-being
Acceptance of reality
Inner peace
Focus and direction in life
Synchronicity and an unfolding life plan
Honesty and trust in life
Evidence of a purposeful, meaningful life
Source-consciousness
Self-appreciation, self-acceptance
Acceptance of others
Non-reactive responses to life
Intimacy, connection with others
Greater understanding
Self-confidence
Flexibility & willingness to change
Grounded Humility
Courage to stand ground and face life
Prosperity, abundance
Freedom from fear
Health and healing
Self-responsibility
Emotional liberation
Benevolent interaction with the world
Gratitude for life as it is
Freedom from the victim triangle

Abraham Lincoln’s letter to his son’s Head Master

Respected Teacher,

My son will have to learn I know that all men are not just, all men are not true. But teach him also that for ever scoundrel there is a hero; that for every selfish politician, there is a dedicated leader. Teach him that for every enemy there is a friend.

It will take time, I know; but teach him, if you can, that a dollar earned is far more valuable than five found.

Teach him to learn to lose and also to enjoy winning.

Steer him away from envy, if you can.

Teach him the secret of quite laughter. Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest to tick.

Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books.. but also give him quiet time to ponder over the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on a green hill –side.

In school teach him it is far more honourable to fail than to cheat.

Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if every one tells him they are wrong.

Teach him to be gentle with gentle people and tough with the tough.

Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when every one is getting on the bandwagon.

Teach him to listen to all men but teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth and take only the good that comes through.

Teach him, if you can, how to laugh when he is sad. Teach him there is no shame in tears. Teach him to scoff at cynics and to beware of too much sweetness.

Teach him to sell his brawn and brain to the highest bidders; but never to put a price tag on his heart and soul.

Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob… and to stand and fight if he thinks he’s right.

Treat him gently; but do not cuddle him because only the test of fire makes fine steel.

Let him have the courage to be impatient, let him have the patience to be brave. Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself because then he will always have sublime faith in mankind.

This is a big order; but see what you can do. He is such a fine little fellow, my son.


Abraham Lincoln.

Our choices show what we really are

It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

- JK Rowling -

 

 

kaattil,....... alayum kariyilakal

neram mangiya neram

shishiram kori choriyum kuliril

neram mangiya neram

shishiram kori choriyum kuliril

raathri sathrathil anayunnoo naam

kaattilalayum kariyilakal

kaattil, alayum kariyilakal

neram mangiya neram

kochu sukha dukhangal

japa mani muthukalaay ennunnoo (kochu....)

snehathinte mukhangal manassil vedanayaay unarunnoo

etho raakkili kezhukunnakale..

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neram mangiya neram....

mandahasikkaan marannu

mukalile indu kalayum maanjoo... (mandahasikkaan....)

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verpiriyum neram... verpiriyum neram......

neram mangiya neram

shishiram kori choriyum kuliril

raathri sathrathil anayunnoo naam

kaattilalayum kariyilakal

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neram mangiya neram....

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Shameless Happiness.. REBT

What is REBT?

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a form of psychotherapy and a philosophy of living created by Albert Ellis in the 1950's.

REBT (pronounced R.E.B.T. — it is not pronounced rebbit) is based on the premise that whenever we become upset, it is not the events taking place in our lives that upset us; it is the beliefs that we hold that cause us to become depressed, anxious, enraged, etc. The idea that our beliefs upset us was first articulated by Epictetus around 2,000 years ago: "Men are disturbed not by events, but by the views which they take of them."

The Goal of Happiness

According to Albert Ellis and to REBT, the vast majority of us want to be happy. We want to be happy whether we are alone or with others; we want to get along with others—especially with one or two close friends; we want to be well informed and educated; we want a good job with good pay; and we want to enjoy our leisure time.

Of course life doesn't always allow us to have what we want; our goal of being happy is often thwarted by the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." When our goals are blocked, we can respond in ways that are healthy and helpful, or we can react in ways that are unhealthy and unhelpful.

The ABC Model

Albert Ellis and REBT posit that our reaction to having our goals blocked (or even the possibility of having them blocked) is determined by our beliefs. To illustrate this, Dr. Ellis developed a simple ABC format to teach people how their beliefs cause their emotional and behavioral responses:

A. Something happens.
B. You have a belief about the situation.
C. You have an emotional reaction to the belief.

For example:

A. Your employer falsely accuses you of taking money from her purse and threatens to fire you.
B. You believe, “She has no right to accuse me. She's a bitch!”
C. You feel angry.

If you had held a different belief, your emotional response would have been different:

A. Your employer falsely accuses you of taking money from her purse and threatens to fire you.
B. You believe, “I must not lose my job. That would be unbearable.”
C. You feel anxious.

The ABC model shows that A does not cause C. It is B that causes C. In the first example, it is not your employer's false accusation and threat that make you angry; it is your belief that she has no right to accuse you, and that she is a bitch. In the second example, it is not her accusation and threat that make you anxious; it is the belief that you must not lose your job, and that losing your job would be unbearable.

The Three Basic Musts

Although we all express ourselves differently, according to Albert Ellis and REBT, the beliefs that upset us are all variations of three common irrational beliefs. Each of the three common irrational beliefs contains a demand, either about ourselves, other people, or the world in general. These beliefs are known as "The Three Basic Musts."

1. I must do well and win the approval of others for my performances or else I am no good.
2. Other people must treat me considerately, fairly and kindly, and in exactly the way I want them to treat me. If they don't, they are no good and they deserve to be condemned and punished.
3. I must get what I want, when I want it; and I must not get what I don't want. It's terrible if I don't get what I want, and I can't stand it.

The first belief often leads to anxiety, depression, shame, and guilt. The second belief often leads to rage, passive-aggression and acts of violence. The third belief often leads to self-pity and procrastination. It is the demanding nature of the beliefs that causes the problem. Less demanding, more flexible beliefs lead to healthy emotions and helpful behaviors

Disputing

The goal of REBT is to help people change their irrational beliefs into rational beliefs. Changing beliefs is the real work of therapy and is achieved by the therapist disputing the client's irrational beliefs. For example, the therapist might ask, "Why must you win everyone's approval?" "Where is it written that other people must treat you fairly?" "Just because you want something, why must you have it?" Disputing is the D of the ABC model. When the client tries to answer the therapist's questions, s/he sees that there is no reason why s/he absolutely must have approval, fair treatment, or anything else that s/he wants.

Insight

Albert Ellis and REBT contend that although we all think irrationally from time to time, we can work at eliminating the tendency. It's unlikely that we can ever entirely eliminate the tendency to think irrationally, but we can reduce the frequency, the duration, and the intensity of our irrational beliefs by developing three insights:

1. We don't merely get upset but mainly upset ourselves by holding inflexible beliefs.  
2. No matter when and how we start upsetting ourselves, we continue to feel upset because we cling to our irrational beliefs.  
3. The only way to get better is to work hard at changing our beliefs. It takes practice, practice, practice.

Acceptance

Emotionally healthy human beings develop an acceptance of reality, even when reality is highly unfortunate and unpleasant. REBT therapists strive to help their clients develop three types of acceptance: (1) unconditional self-acceptance; (2) unconditional other-acceptance; and (3) unconditional life-acceptance. Each of these types of acceptance is based on three core beliefs:

Unconditional self-acceptance:

1. I am a fallible human being; I have my good points and my bad points.
2. There is no reason why I must not have flaws.
3. Despite my good points and my bad points, I am no more worthy and no less worthy than any other human being.

 Unconditional other-acceptance:

1. Other people will treat me unfairly from time to time.
2. There is no reason why they must treat me fairly.
3. The people who treat me unfairly are no more worthy and no less worthy than any other human being.

Unconditional life-acceptance:

1. Life doesn't always work out the way that I'd like it to.
2. There is no reason why life must go the way I want it to
3.  Life is not necessarily pleasant but it is never awful and it is nearly always bearable.

REBT Today

Clinical experience and a growing supply of experimental evidence show that REBT is effective and efficient at reducing emotional pain. When Albert Ellis created REBT in the 1950's he met with much resistance from others in the mental health field. Today it is one of the most widely-practiced therapies throughout the world. In the early days of REBT, even Dr. Ellis did not clearly see that consistent use of its philosophical system would have such a profound effect on the field of psychotherapy or on the lives of the millions of people who have benefited from it.

  based on Shameless Happiness, a  booklet that outlines the basics of REBT

Mamukkoya.. life

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