Sunday, March 26, 2006

''POLLY'' Goes to Psychiatrist - Thinks ''CRACKERS''


CONSIDER THIS...
KNOWING WHEN TO SAY ''NO''

---I think, in terms of human development, that the period of ''The Terrible-Twos,'' [that time of our lives, about two years old, when we assert our curiosity, explore life on our own, and learn to say NO] should be looked into. I think the ability to say NO is very essential. Those who cannot say NO effectively, carry everyones extra baggage as their own, really never know themselves, can't make decisions, and never have an original thought in their head. Their lives revolve around docile compliance, people pleasing, and agreeing with everyone all or most of the time, so as ''not to make waves.'' The internal boredom, apathy, and/or time bombs cause them to involve themselves in almost anything that makes them feel alive.
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---I see as a real problem, the confusion we have between that which we really need and that which we ''think'' we need.
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---JOKE---
--- It is like the joke where Polly the Parrot goes to a psychiatrist not knowing if he really wants a cracker or just thinks he does because that is what everyone asks him. Poor Polly is experiencing confusion. Polly would be better, it seems, if he stopped listening to everyones expectations of him and got back to basics, addressing himself and his own relationship with crackers. He should be listening to himself.
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---Bored---
---To the bored I say this- you are probably wading through the swamp of what others tell you you should be doing and never have been given the opportunity to know yourself and to make choices along the lines of what you yourself like to do.
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---People Pleaser---
---To the people pleaser- being the person you were born to be is far more pleasing to yourself and to others than being the on-call ''yes man'' for the rest of us.
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---Time Bomb---
---To the time bomb- stop repressing your own feelings for the sake of others. Becoming yourself is the knowing of how to make good, wholesome-type choices that have a positive impact on yourself and others. Choices that work toward ''Wholeness.'' You will know what choices are uniquely your own and their affect will be very ''Helpful.'' Allow Yourself To Be Yourself. . Be Well.

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