Creating what you fear

[sabrinamari]

Is this always true, 100% of the time? No, I don't think so.

But is it often true? Yes.

"...You do not need to control the behavior of others in order for you to thrive. Your attention to things that you think they do that keeps you from your thriving is, in fact, what keeps you from your thriving... It is not what they do to you; it's what you do to you in fear of what you think that they will do to you."

--- Abraham

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that's stoic

[bobby1933.livejournal.com]

"Is this true 100%? No."

I admire much of the "you create your own reality" philosophy. But i am also middle class and have lived a very fortunate life in which others created a reality for me which was relatively safe and far from unpleasant (with a few notable exceptions.)

It pleases me to imagine that Epictetus was a slave, and thus presumably able to really put the stoic philosophy to the test. All i can say is that this philosophy works for me. I dare not say it will work for anybody else.

Re: that's stoic

[the-smith-e.livejournal.com]

Hail Epictetus! Granted, I like Marcus Aurelius for the full spectrum of social class.

Good comments from Abraham as well.

Re: that's stoic

[bobby1933.livejournal.com]

Marcus Aurelius was my into to stoicism!

I've lived a sheltered life. The only Abraham i know is the one in Genesis. ??

Re: that's stoic

[the-smith-e.livejournal.com]

Abraham is someone who helps runs/leads Fires of Venus.

Re: that's stoic

[bobby1933.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

Re: that's stoic

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm referring to the folks below. Their work is very New-Age speak, and they take an extreme position on "create your own reality," yet they also offer occasional gems. I like to pick through paradigms for valuable flotsam and jetsam.

http://www.abraham-hicks.com/lawofattractionsource/index.php

Re: that's stoic

[bobby1933.livejournal.com]

I hear you.
Thanks for the enlightening.