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"/> Lifeshocks Out Of The Blue – Page 10 – Ann McMaster M.A., L.P.C.

My Rebel Within

There are two kinds of rebels – the obvious kind who flout the rules, do whatever they want, whenever they want … an adult version of “the spoiled brat.” The second kind agrees with you, but figuratively crosses their fingers behind their backs .. saying what they think you want to hear, later behaving however...
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My Secret Weapon

The Reticular Activating System (RAS) is a small part of our brain with a most important job. It is the gatekeeper that weeds out sensory input that isn’t life threatening or relevant to our current focus. Skin (touch) alone has about a million nerve cells recording pressure, pain, etc., every second. The RAS can only...
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But It’s Not in the Manual

Scene: The Pearl, an advanced, residential course in the More To Life program, Elohee Center, Sautee, Georgia. 23 in attendance. Peggy Jarrett and I had a manual – it was an excellent manual. Truly. Each day was perfectly planned, deeper and deeper steps into the magical, mystical journey when Everything comes together. We knew it...
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Impatience

Waiting. I’m not really a big fan of waiting. Especially when I have a To-Do list that will now take much longer than I had planned. Scene: car dealership, regular maintenance. I had planned two hours. It’s been 3. My To-Do list is long. I’m impatient – “trying” to go with the flow (accent on...
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The Gift of the Shift

Scene: chatting with Erica Hitt Ostaszewski, about a year ago. She used that phrase to describe how she felt after one of More To Life’s processes. I liked it, I wrote it down, and now I know why. The Gift of the Shift. We all know what that’s like. Even though nothing external has changed...
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