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There’s a great discussion thread started by Beyond Blue member ilibertyi called “Who Do You Want to Be?” at Group Beyond Blue in Beliefnet’s Community. It goes along perfectly with today’s topics.
Here is what iliberty writes on that thread, which you can get to by clicking here:
Another here wrote a powerful journal which made me think of something I’m always telling my students who have issues with anger, “What kind of person do you want to be….now go be that person”. Tell me…what kind of person you want to be and what it will take for you to be that way. For example. I want to be a peaceful person so I make sure my environment contains moving water, candles, scents, organization (even my office at work) and I try to speak in a low, calm voice, even when upset. I also use biofeedback or meditation, music and work hard to set boundaries – that other thread I started. So, Who do you want to be?
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posted March 9, 2008 at 12:21 am
Maybe I should have said…”What kind of person do you want to be?”
posted March 19, 2008 at 7:21 pm
To change a “defect” of your charactor trying doing the “change” you want for 30 days. It becomes second nature.
I use to be bitter, angry, pissed off etc. until I realized the only people around me were those that had the same attitude.
These days…I refuse to even listen to someone complaining about life. If trying to change the subject doesn’t work twice in a row I suddenly have to make a call, speak to someone else, take care of something etc.
It surprises me how quickly these people “disappear” and don’t even contact me except once in a blue moon because they know I am not going to sit and listen nor swim around in my own self pity with them.
Nancy aka sixlittlekitties
posted March 26, 2008 at 11:08 am
the person my children and grand children see. I want to be loved. I want to be someone people like to be around, because they like me for me. But I have a problem with setting boundaries, so people take advantage of me because they know they can. I want so much to a part of things I will drop my guard and others know that. People like me are easy targets. I’m still finding myself. I hope to find the true me, but self esteem problems seem to keep me one step behind. Before I can tell you what kind of person I want to be, I have to learn who I am now. And go on from there.
posted June 2, 2008 at 9:47 am
I am a life learning student and who I want to be is, someone who is opened to life’s changes and embracing each moment in a peaceful way. I want to be a child of the Universe allowing each person to celebrate the best in them and the wonderful thing is, I don’t have to understand why.
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posted September 6, 2010 at 1:58 am
I love what you mentioned about speaking in a low, calm voice. For me, this is something that comes naturally when I am relaxed, so I find it a very effective way to get centered when something is throwing me off balance. Speak calm and you feel calm. It sounds simple but it works really well for me.