Death  

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Oneness  

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There are theories about oneness, super consciousness that connects us all or energy that surrounds us.

I think we are cells in a giant body. Each cell has a special assigned role to play, duty to fulfill. Sometimes it may happen that, for example, a skin cell may feel not as important as a brain cell. That will cause low self esteem in that skin cell and unnecessary suffering.

Yes, all cells are different, some are more complicated then others, some have more important things to do, BUT they are all NEEDED for the entire body to exist and function right. There would not be a healthy body without the skin or without the brain.

If we all look at the entire population this way, we will appreciate every being, we will be grateful for doctors, politicians and simple sidewalk sweepers or store clerks. We are all needed for the body that we create to function properly. We are all important and should be proud of the roles we play in life. Without us, this giant body would not exist. This is how I see how we all are connected. This is our oneness.

Three Levels of Consciousness  

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Consciousness means all known words and ideas and the functioning within them (everything you do/experience consciously).

Subconsciousness means the essence of actions in goodness (positive and good) without awareness (everything good that you do/experience but you are not aware of it).

Unconsciousness means the essence of bad or negative actions without awareness (everything bad that you do/experience but you are not aware of it).

Our basic beliefs, which I call codes or programs, lie in these three consciousness levels. When we want to make a change in our life, all three levels need to be in agreement. For example, you make a conscious decision (conscious level) to quit smoking. 1-2 days later you start smoking again and you wonder why. That shows that on the subconscious and/or unconscious levels, you did not really want to quit smoking and your actions show it. It is not a matter of free will or not trying hard enough. Change can only take place when you want the same on all three consciousness levels. Lack of desired outcome, determined by examining your actions, signals that there is disagreement between consciousness levels. Any contrary codes will make your endeavors unsuccessful.

To achieve the desired change, you need to have an internal dialog to see what codes regarding particular matter each consciousness level holds. That means you need to ask questions within yourself, like: "What does my subconsciousness think about it?" "What does my uncosciousness think about it?" "Why....?" "What does it mean?", etc. After recognizing the codes on each consciousness level, you need to explain why the desired change is beneficial. You have to keep explaining until all levels are in agreement. Yes, it is YOU talking to the three consciousness levels and it is all internal. It seems like work and IT IS. Once there is agreement on all three levels the change becomes reality.

My Thoughts on Dignity  

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Dignity is my self worth, my pride, my honor and my value. I have realized that I have dignity in every role I play in life. I have dignity as a woman, dignity as a mother, dignity as a worker, dignity as a friend, etc. Each role in life creates its own dignity in me.

It is possible to loose one dignity while the others are still preserved. A few weeks ago, I experienced just that. After watching some videos on the Internet, my dignity as a woman crashed. As a woman I felt degraded and that caused a lot of emotions in me, ranging from sadness to anger. As a woman, I identified with the women I saw and I felt personally ashamed. It took me a day or two to get my balance back, the balance of the woman in me. I had to accept that other women have the right to do what they want to do no matter how much I disagree with them. That allowed me to disconnect from them and regain my dignity as a woman. I need to remember that I am an individual, responsible only for my own actions.

Perhaps I never really lost my dignity, I only lost a view of it. My ignorance and lack of acceptance of the choices of other women clouded my vision. Accepting them made me see and feel my dignity again.

I think the best idea is to stick to our most basic role in life, the role of a human. On this level we are all equal and in my view, that's the easiest dignity to build. Yes, we build dignity as we learn more about ourselves in each role we play.

What Is the Mechanism of Offensiveness?  

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There is gross and subtle offensiveness. Gross is obvious, while subtle is often unintended. I am more interested in the subtle one. It is hard to know when I offend someone in a subtle way when it is not my agenda to do so. I say something and the other side gets offended, gets touched in a sensitive spot that I am not aware of.

I recall my latest experience. I was speaking with one nice lady who at one point was trying to joke but I did not like her words, the joke was not funny to me. I did not laugh but I also did not show her that her words hurt me. I was disturbed by her words. Even though I know that she did not mean to offend me, I felt offended. She was not responsible for what I felt, but I was. Since I felt offended, I have to look at myself. Sadly, knowing and understanding that does not detach the poor lady from the experience. In the future I may try to avoid her presence out of fear of being offended again.

The point is when I get offended I have to focus on myself, what exactly offended me and why, what I don't understand or know that causes me to feel offended. It is again an opportunity to learn more about myself and learn the things I need to change to make progress in life, to push and go beyond my boundaries. In fact, when there is something I don't accept in myself, I will get the help from others who will come to me and pin-point all the shortcomings in me in order to help me to change. They may say words that will offend me, but if I look at it as a tool to show me where I need to change, then I will accept their words. They will help even though they may not be aware of the process. Feeling offended is good, makes me focus on a problem in me that needs my attention.

One may say "If you do exactly as you explained in your post, accept responsibility for your own feelings and look inside yourself for the reason(s) you experience them, you will have no need to protect yourself by avoiding this person because the fear of being offended again will no no longer exist.".

I agree but knowing the tool and how to use it does not automatically do the work! Until I analyze and understand entire situation I may be stuck with some negative feelings towards that lady. It is even possible to carry such feelings for years because it is often easier to blame someone than admit that there is a problem in me.

What is more powerful, Love or Hate?  

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I believe that Love is more powerful than Hate. When we hate someone or something, we, to say the least, send negative thoughts toward the object of our hate. Some even pray, very eagerly, that something bad happens to the object of their hate. Will that prayer be answered? Of course not. In fact the hate words you say in your mind, or out loud, will all come back to you with their consequences sooner or later. The mechanism is the same whether you wish someone good or ill. What you wish for others, you actually wish for yourself. So, every time you say a word, notice what you are saying because this way you are creating your own future. Always say to others ONLY the things which you want to happen in your life. So choose Love. Love words reach the object of our love and also come back to us. Then we all welcome this kind of energy, don't we? In the end Love always wins!

Love and Hate  

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Love and hate are emotions. Love is a positive emotion and hate is a negative one. They are opposites, like two sides of a coin. We learn both in life. Love and hate are extremes but there are other emotions in between.

Hate is caused by fear, but what causes fear itself? We fear things we don’t know, don’t understand or don’t feel, and that means we fear things we have no knowledge of. Ultimately, hate is caused by a lack of knowledge.

To free ourselves from hate and fear we have to learn about the things we hate. Bring to mind something that you hated but began to like as soon as you learned more about it. The process is always the same. As you learn more, you slowly begin to change. Hate subsides and you go through other negative emotions like disliking, unaccepting and disagreeing. Those emotions are not as strong as hate. If you continue the process of learning, you will eventually get to the point of accepting or even liking something that previously caused your hate. In some cases you may even grow to love it. Yes, that was the case of tomato soup that I hated as a child and now it is one of my favorites.

This shows a process of going from negative emotions to positive ones. Sometimes in life we might experience the opposite process when we love something but in due course, as we discover the truth, we begin to hate it. That is also a learning process. When we reach the hate stage, we have to continue to learn, perhaps by looking at the thing or the matter from another angle. Always realize that that which you hate has a right to exist.

Emotions are good since they signal where we are in the process of learning. In short, hate means we know nothing, love means we know a lot but that is still not the end of learning. Yes, it is not the end. In fact, when you know everything about a particular thing or matter, you become free from emotions and they are no longer needed. They have already helped you to reach a full understanding.

Why Change?  

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Change is good, change brings new energy, brings enthusiasm and a new desire to live. Change brings opportunities to learn new things, skills, and qualities. Changing is not always easy due to our ignorance, laziness, fear, etc. So, what to do to change our attitude toward the change itself?

Who wants to lose a good job for a less paid one? Who wants to move to a new unknown town, who wants to loose old friends, who wants to change a habit? Some changes are perceived as bad, at least at the beginning and only years later we may realize how great these lessons were. We perceive changes as good when we see immediate benefits and as bad when we have no idea what good it will bring to our life. Only time will show that every change is good so we may as well always look at change as good. What a great attitude this is, right from the start accepting all changes in life, no time wasted for wining, crying or swearing. Just that will make life so much easier!

We can also prepare for changes. Look for signs in your life. The most basic one is boredom. When you feel bored, when you use the word “bored”, it shows that you need change and that the change is approaching. How often we say about our work that it is so boring and then when we lose it, we complain. When you feel bored, make changes yourself and don’t wait for them to happen. When your friends are plain boring people, find a new circle of friends. If you stick to old friends but the time has come for new ones, life surely will kick you out from that circle and the process might be quite painful. Why? Well, because on your own, you would never do it and only suffering can and will force you to do that. Life will arrange for you to get tired of your old friends. They may start gossiping about you or do some other things. You will get frustrated and unhappy and in the end leave them. You could have done that without all that suffering if you made the change earlier. Too bad we are so attached to all the things we know…

Propaganda  

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Propaganda Techniques - 7 main Techniques identified by Institute for Propaganda Analysis

1.Assertion:
Assertion is commonly used in advertising and modern propaganda. An assertion is an enthusiastic or energetic statement presented as a fact, although it is not necessarily true. They often imply that the statement requires no explanation or back up, but that it should merely be accepted without question.

2.Bandwagon:
Bandwagon is an appeal to the subject to follow the crowd, to join in because others are doing so as well. Bandwagon propaganda is, essentially, trying to convince the subject that one side is the winning side, because more people have joined it.

3.Card stacking:
Card stacking, or selective omission, is one of the seven techniques identified by the IPA, or Institute for Propaganda Analysis. It involves only presenting information that is positive to an idea or proposal and omitting information contrary to it.

4.Glittering Generalities:
Glittering generalities are words that have different positive meaning for individual subjects, but are linked to highly valued concepts. When these words are used, they demand approval without thinking, simply because such an important concept is involved.

5.Lesser of Two Evils:
The "lesser of two evils" technique tries to convince us of an idea or proposal by presenting it as the least offensive option. This technique is often implemented during wartime to convince people of the need for sacrifices or to justify difficult decisions.

6.Name Calling:
Name calling occurs often in politics and wartime scenarios, but very seldom in advertising. It is the use of derogatory language or words that carry a negative connotation when describing an enemy. The propaganda attempts to arouse prejudice among the public by labeling the target something that the public dislikes.

7.Plain Folks:
The plain folks device is an attempt by the propagandist to convince the public that his views reflect those of the common person and that they are also working for the benefit of the common person. The propagandist will often attempt to use the accent of a specific audience as well as using specific idioms or jokes. Also, the propagandist, especially during speeches, may attempt to increase the illusion through imperfect pronunciation, stuttering, and a more limited vocabulary.

Trust - my latest realizations  

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To trust someone is simply to rely on them. To trust someone means that I believe they will say, do, act or behave the way I expect them to. Do we always achieve the desired results when we trust? No. Simply because expectations often end up in frustrations, the other side may not even know that we put a great deal of trust in them. How to fix it?

I always trusted people but I never asked them if I could trust them, just because I trusted them. It is my nature to trust. I offer a credit of trust to all new people I meet in life, and why not? This attitude allows me to be open to them, their views and ideas.

To have success in trusting people we have to ask them if we can trust them on a particular matter. Why? This way we give them a chance to decide whether or not they will take on the responsibility. This is so much better than assuming they will do what we expect them to do. When we ask them, we give them the choice and power to decide, and it is a deal where both parties are aware of the intentions and choices of the other.

Each thing and matter requires asking, “Can I trust you on this?” A friend whom you trust to keep your secrets may not necessarily be relied on to repay your loan. When someone says, “Yes”, they make a conscious choice that triggers responsibility. Awareness of their responsibility affects their performance and outcome in a positive manner.