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What encourages learning?

Posted on by philipdodson

We always look for what went wrong.

What if we choose to look at what we could do even better?

There are no good or bad things in life, it is all an opportunity to learn.

Learning works best when we see where we can do even better. If we take a positive approach to it, it encourages us to grow to a higher version of ourselves. We see ourselves as already worthy, already good enough, which we all are no matter what.

Growth is all personal and there is no right or wrong, it is up to us what we want to expand into and to enhance ourselves. Staying as we are is also a choice, it does not matter.

What matters is not to focus on the negative energy of what we are conditioned to believe is failure as the mind will use it as a continual stick to beat ourselves with in the future. This does not encourage learning.

What encourages learning is acceptance of who we are and feeling worthy no matter what. It then becomes a platform where we can positively choose to enhance ourselves to a higher version, one that we set and not others.

Better to be understood than right

Posted on by philipdodson

When we respect and empathise with people who share a different viewpoint from us, we massively increase the opportunity for dialogue and discussion.

When we fear, judge and shame others for their views, we only create more division.

After all, opinions are just opinions, because we have them, it does not make them right or, in fact, wrong. They are neither, they are our set of temporary mental forms based on our level of consciousness and experiences at that moment in time.

Sadly, when we allow our ego to get attached to our viewpoint, then there is always the fight ‘to death’ approach to defend them at all costs. Then others will simply reflect that and no dialogue occurs only hatred.

When we are free from attachment, at peace within regarding differing views, then we can air ours without any need to be right. Strangely, others then mirror our light and let go of their attachment too. This is how human souls can communicate without fear and with love instead. It’s sharing our light and peaceful intention that creates a chance for discussion.

If we want to be heard we have to listen and understand others first and then let go of our need to be right. Better to be understood, than right.