You can never see more than one step ahead 19 September 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments Truth. We all think (or like to think) that we’re seeking it. Yet why isn’t there a single truth that we can all recognise? Surely someone has found ‘the truth’ by now? […]
Self-healing requires accepting responsibility 18 September 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments Have you ever wondered why some people rave about self-help books, yet others dismiss the same books as useless garbage? Same book, different people: the key factor is the people, not the book. The common denominator of […]
Pain is the roadmap for what needs healing 7 September 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments In the personal healing world, we talk about the ‘healing journey’. What does that mean? We’re on a journey to healing. Yes, obviously—but where’s it taking us? What’s the destination? At this point, […]
To pull yourself together, first you must pull yourself apart 20 August 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments “Get a grip.” “Pull yourself together.” How often have you heard these phrases? More to the point, how often have you barked them at yourself when your world was disintegrating around […]
You’re in a process that you’re too close to see 10 August 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments In ‘Tight Connection to My Heart’, Bob Dylan sings: “What looks large from a distance / Close up ain’t never that big.” Dylan, one of the greatest philosophers of our age, […]
Solve problems at their source – mental, emotional or sexual 6 August 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments As a left-brain, masculine-dominant society we tend to assume that our intellect is the only diagnostic tool at our disposal. We solve problems by thinking, regardless of their nature. Yet the […]
We remember what suits us and forget what doesn’t 1 August 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments In The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Sherlock Holmes says: “You know my method. It is founded upon the observance of trifles.” The Victorian master detective relied on noticing seemingly insignificant details to solve […]
The more you dig out your emotional damage, the more it affects you 17 July 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments On this site I’ve catalogued the emotional mechanics that govern our lives. We have to work with those mechanics as we go through the process of clearing our […]
“Pipes everywhere” – how Process Manufacturing maps human emotions 10 July 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , Mother wound , No Comments I used to work at the largest cannery in the southern hemisphere. Back in the 1980s, the cannery sold vast quantities of tomato sauce, baked beans and tinned fruit. […]
Judging precludes understanding 8 July 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments Frank Herbert, the author of Dune, wrote that, “Systems incorporate the unexamined beliefs of their creators.” Herbert highlights a fundamental law: we can never fully understand anything of which we’re a part. Or, more succinctly, judging precludes understanding. […]