By Jim Selman |
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Resentment and disappointment are two of
the most unproductive moods we can have. Resentment kills relationship. It is a mood that has embedded in it an
accusatory frame of mind that someone or something is ‘against’ what we
believe or want and will continue to be a threat in the future.
Resentment is a
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By Jim Selman |
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It occurs to me that in less than 36 hours
about half of the nation and a good percentage of folks around the
world will be disappointed and resentful that their candidate for the
US Presidency will have lost. These are two of the most unproductive,
in fact counter-productive moods we can have—especially resentment.[
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By Shae HaddenBio
Expectations are basic to who we are. From the time we are born, we
live in a relationship with the future based on our experience of the
past and the interpretations of reality that we learn from our culture
and history. We learn from our parents to live up to our expectations.
We organize our actions based on them and, more often than not, they
become self-fulfilling. When something unexpected occurs, we feel
fortunate if it is good and upset if it is bad. Our moods are always
correlated to our expectations. And as we grow older, most of us expect
to ‘slow down’, experience declining health, need to change our
lifestyle and perhaps to give up many of the things we’ve enjoyed most
in our lives. The general expectation of old age is one of decline.
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