I don’t remember when I cleared the clutter after my exams. Or was it before that? It was not an easy task for a lazy Lulu like me.
I don’t recall how much I spent from my scarce pocket money to prepare myself for the exams. I had not learnt the basics of financial planning then.
What I do remember is the twang of pain I felt when I learned that I had failed the exams. The memory of that moment is still stored in my muscles and resurfaces when I face failure.
Do you have a painkiller for this?
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The best antidote to failure is success, everyone is successful at something! You are successful at telling a story that made us all connect.
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This is a wonderful compliment, Clare! I’m deeply grateful.
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Someone has written recently about decluttering the trauma. I haven’t read it yet, but it appeals to the therapist in me. Emotional pain, in my experience, is much harder to treat than most physical pain.
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Decluttering implies reduction of the trauma, or just reaching the core?
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I think they work together. Once a person recognizes the core, then the desire to reduce the cluitter can begin to take hold.
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Thanks for the clarification!
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Profound 🧐
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Glad it touched you 😊
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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It’s difficult to rid ourselves of our failures. I try to replace those thoughts with positives. Sometimes it works and sometimes not.
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I appreciate the honest statement, because most of us struggle in this area.
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😊
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There would be, in the car?
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You gave it a new direction 😊 Hope the cops are not waiting at the next red light.
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That’s right 🥰
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I really liked the way you let us feel the stress this person felt with studying for exams and I sighed because I could relate to that pressure. It connected well with the trash in the car – and then I felt sad that they did not have the joy of passing those exams – and could feel that shift in the pain…. well done
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Thank you so much!
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🙂
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Therapy or Whiskey, your choice 😉
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😀😀
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To graduate with my second bachelor’s degree, I needed a math class. I could have taken “basic math” but stupidly I chose Algebra (trying to overcome my math-phobia). I failed the first two times and barely passed the third, happy to finally get beyond it.
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Did you have career counselling those days? We did not have any here. It is a booming business now.
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Buy the time I did all that, I was older and didn’t see a career counselor.
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Therapy. Lots of it. The more expensive the better
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Hmmm.. the more expensive it gets, the more it goes beyond reach and problems remain unaddressed.
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I agree, sometimes pricy therapy is ineffective and cheap group counseling might be more effective. Or…. lots of sleep and physical healing, rest, real food and a tutor to prep and take those exams again? maybe?
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I fully agree. There is something called “Power of Intent.” Groups pray for a certain person to heal, and they have found it effective.
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that sounds really interesting
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https://heartfulness.org/magazine/unleashing-our-extraordinary-capabilities
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🙂🙂
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Hmmm – I assume you are a therapist? 😏
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Clearing clutter is very tough.
Still struggling…
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Clutter in your own minds and in those of people closely associated with you – both have a deep impact on life.
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Some scars last forever. Very well said, Reena.
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Thank you, Violet!
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Wonderful ♥️
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Thank you, Caleb!
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