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Now Defined * in Just Stuff Oct. 21, 2015, 12:32 a.m. | Public Think about the concept of “now.” Try to define it as precisely as possible with a sentence or two. Take a few minutes to do thi...


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This is an extremely effective exercise if done as instructed. You will be experiencing a series of “jumps”. Do not rush this experiment. Take one jump at a time. The more you take your time, the...


June 30, 2017

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In view of demands by a number of religious groups that science text books explaining the Darwinian Theory of Evolution give equal space to the biblical view that the earth and life were created ...


October 17, 2016

Waiting

Once I sat in my gloomy, gray existence- waiting- for someone to throw a stone that would shatter my shell of loneliness and insecurity- - - Anticipating. With the smoldering of hope within my b...


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Here is an incredibly difficult and a seemingly impossible exercise. Almost no one reading this exercise will think it is worth the effort. No matter how daunting it seems, YOU MUST DO THIS EXER...


April 25, 2016

* How do I mean? *

Consider this sentence: “I know you.” Speak it aloud. Note the meaning it has when you say it in this noncommittal way. Now say these three words again aloud only this time use the tone of you...


April 22, 2016

* The Genie *

The following imagined series of events in this exercise may be disturbing to some people. Caution is advised. It turns out well in the end, but the process may be too graphic for some. Imagin...


April 22, 2016

* Location of Peace *

Imagine that you have been on a small deserted island for TWENTY years with only meager amounts of food from the few fruit trees in the jungle. You will NEVER be rescued. Your years have passed ...


April 19, 2016

* Who's Writing? *

Pretend that you are the main character in a novel. Think about the kind of life “this person” has lived. Consider how the elements, events, stories, plot, etc. that make up this novel–this perso...


This is an extremely effective exercise if done as instructed. You will be experiencing a series of “jumps”. Do not rush this experiment. Take one jump at a time. The more you take your time,...


April 16, 2016

* Days of Future Past *

No “cheating” now- Without looking, picture in your mind all the details you can remember about the scene directly behind you that you would see if you had eyes in the back of your head. Get as...


April 11, 2016

* Sweet and Deep *

If you are presently in therapy or feel you need therapy, it would be better not to do the following exercise without first consulting a therapist of your choice. It is that powerful. This exerc...


April 10, 2016

* Relaxing *

Close your eyes, and for about 20 seconds, try to tense up every muscle in your body without stopping your breathing. Mentally check off all the parts of your body. Start at your toes, making ce...


February 22, 2016

* Now Defined *

Think about the concept of “now.” Try to define it as precisely as possible with a sentence or two. Take a few minutes to do this. Only read the following AFTER you have defined the word “now.”...


February 14, 2016

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The following is a completely possible series of events: You decide to walk somewhere, and just before you take your first step, you decide to pick which foot to start out on. You choose your lef...


January 25, 2016

* Desperately Adrift *

Imagine yourself in a lifeboat with twenty other survivors from a storm that sank your ocean liner. There is no hope of immediate rescue since the ship sunk without a radio message being sent out...


Set a timer to go off in five minutes. Sit with an object before you–a flower, a tool, or anything that is small enough to take completely within a single gaze. Have the intent to think new thin...


December 24, 2015

* Do I Know You? *

Regardless of gender, pretend that the next person you see was your spouse in a previous lifetime. You were deeply in love, and now, here you are in completely unrelated lives without the slight...


December 05, 2015

The Talker and the Doer

Position your hand in a way that it is comfortable. Keep your index finger motionless–DO NOT move it–and stare at it intensely while you say these words aloud AND mentally simultaneously: I want...


November 23, 2015

*Discovering the chooser*

Read the exercise. Focus seriously, be scientific, conduct the experiment, and ask yourself the follow-up questions. Discover your subtle workings and, with a new self trust, find your life bein...


November 15, 2015

Inside

A buzzer sounds to wake you up, and steals a dream that you thought was real. You close your eyes and feel your face with your hand. Again you dream, but not the same. A different name-another ga...


October 21, 2015

* Now Defined *

Think about the concept of “now.” Try to define it as precisely as possible with a sentence or two. Take a few minutes to do this. Only read the following AFTER you have defined the word “now.”...


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