Most people have decided by the age of three or four what they must do in order to survive. From this decision, this belief about how the world is, most of our fears and self-limitations grow.
If this is true, what did you need to do in order to survive when you were three or four? How has this influenced the way you live your life now?
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Friday, December 28, 2007
When you were three
Posted by Shirley Twofeathers at 11:36 AM
Labels: age, childhood, fear, growing up, how, if, self esteem, understanding, what, when
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Follow the rules:) Works everytime. The hard part is trying to figure out whose rules to follow..that takes a while I think.
Now you know that the rules are that you always post first so.................
Keep a low profile! At least until you understand the lay of the land. This sounds strange considering I was a much loved, and oft catered to, child!
Ok... well, I never follow the rules. And I don't think that's something I learned when I was 2 or 3 - but then, maybe it is. I've been contemplating this question ever since I posted it, wondering what the answer is.
I'd say that I learned... never give up. You will outsmart them in the end... wow! That one was a surprise! It just popped right out of my keyboard. Interesting!!
I also learned the world is not safe, and if you don't do what God wants you to do it's even less safe. But if you do what God wants you to do - you won't be safe either.. so... the world is not safe and neither is God.
So... never give up. You will outsmart "him" in the end! Ha!
This was so interesting! I'll be mulling this over for the rest of the day. I can see a blog post on the horizon.
And if you are curious about the God thing, take a look at Gospel Missionary Message. It's about my childhood. I have gotten way behind and haven't posted since April?? but I do plan to do better in 2008, I really do.
How many blogs can one person keep up with I wonder... and still work 2 part time jobs? Oops, that sounds like another question.
I came to thank you for visiting my blog and for the comment you left.
About your question. I don't really agree with the premise. Some things are automatic, at birth. For example, a Jew is never born into a Catholic family or vice versa. So thinking about it would make no difference.
Survival is automatic. Stay a Jew or a Catholic depending upon whose house you are born in is the least risk involved.
Sorry for my reasoning below, but I don't know what to answer : I was grown up at a moment I had a trauma. I walked on the edge of the death for a long ... but the miracle have happened in 1974 - I was returned to life and ... I don't know what the death i. I just am alive and dont know what it means to survive.
I want just to say Hi!
I learned that I must be what my parents want me to be in order not to be hurt. That core belief stayed with me well into adulthood, but I was unaware of it. It affected all my relationships and eventually led me into a very abusive one.
It took a lot of work to change that belief and stop trying to be what I thought others wanted me to be. Now, I try every day to live the truth of who I really am. I am much happier, experience less stress, and no longer live in constant fear of not being good enough.
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