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"/> Lifeshocks Out Of The Blue – Page 60 – Ann McMaster M.A., L.P.C.

Rules and Belonging

This is personally important to me because of my confusion growing up – there were only rules. Rules mostly dictated by my father, culture, gender, etc. Obeying the rules granted the illusion of belonging, while I chafed under rules that either didn't apply to me, or seemed arbitrary, or out of alignment with the best...
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Rules vs Disciplines vs Guidelines

Felicity Campbell, one of our New Zealand More To Life Coaches, and I were working out the difference between rules, disciplines, agreements, and guidelines as commonly used in the More to Life program. What we came up with is: 1. Rules are imposed, we have no say in them – like the rule of being...
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Rules – the confusing ones

There seems to be at least three types of rules that are a source of consternation to me – the ones that are posted and given lip service (largely ignored); the ones that are not written, not posted, but carry more penalty if flouted; and the ones that are subject to class. For instance, I've...
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Rules

Questions have come up a couple of times recently … about rules. Kirsten Johnson and I were discussing the necessity of breaking the rules sometimes, or at least bending them .. or can they be transformed? Keeping the rules can be life-saving – like the rule about staying on your side of the road –...
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Living Well Being Well – The Actuality – Part 2

The combination of the More To Life Weekend followed by one-and-a-half hours with each of the nine different healers, all of which were experts in a different healing modality was extraordinary. Each day started at 6:30 am with an optional yoga class (Thank you, Chris Gordon). That set the tone  for the day – connection...
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Living Well Being Well – The Actuality – Part I

So there we were in Sun Fish Lake, Minnesota – beautiful environment, elegant accommodation, delicious water, gourmet/healthy food, salt water swimming pool/hot tub, saunas – wet and dry, humongous trampoline (by the pool) – and best of all, the Rolls Royce of trainings (More To Life Weekend), 9 expert healers, a committed team, and, of...
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