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Why You Are Unbroken, Even if You Experienced #ACEs

Christian McNeill on October 13, 2018June 30, 2019

It seems to me that the single most effective way of obscuring these inner resources is holding onto the mistaken belief that ‘I am broken.’ The good news is that the moment any of us open to this inner wellspring, fresh thinking, peace of mind and creativity start to flow.The more any one gets a sense of who and what they really are, the more resilience and resourcefulness are uncovered. … Continue readingWhy You Are Unbroken, Even if You Experienced #ACEs

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Paralysed by Procrastination?

Christian McNeill on February 3, 2018February 3, 2018

A number of years ago I had a conversation withContinue readingParalysed by Procrastination?

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Don’t Die Over a Misunderstanding

Christian McNeill on December 3, 2017December 5, 2017

Suicidal feelings…are usually a whole host of misunderstandings that are being combined and taken seriously to create what feels like intolerable pain. What if this stream of horror is no more real or significant than a nightmare? … Continue readingDon’t Die Over a Misunderstanding

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Above the Clouds the Sun is Always Shining

Christian McNeill on June 13, 2017August 8, 2017

One immense benefit of understanding the Inside-out paradigm is this: we know that an event or circumstance can never create upset or painful feelings. Distress can only come from our moment to moment thinking, which may include thinking about those events. No matter how big a circumstance is, it has no inherent power to dictate how any human being will feel. … Continue readingAbove the Clouds the Sun is Always Shining

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Dissolving Study Stress

Christian McNeill on March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

How a student was clearly able to see that he had the ability to write the dissertation; that it could actually be fairly effortless; and that it was his own invisible thinking which was interfering in that process. … Continue readingDissolving Study Stress

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Making the Invisible Visible

Christian McNeill on March 5, 2017March 5, 2017

It is no longer necessary to change the world in order to change your feelings. Because your feelings are coming from transient thought. And as the stream of thought that runs through each of us is constantly changing of its own accord, you don’t need to try to control that either.
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ADHD and Me

Christian McNeill on February 18, 2017March 13, 2017

Today I see that label as a description of what happens when I get caught up in my head. Clutter, busy-ness, and speediness are still where low quality of mind takes me. It’s just increasingly less so. The 3 Principles Paradigm has been my solution. … Continue readingADHD and Me

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Subtracting Overwhelm from Your Experience

Christian McNeill on January 11, 2017January 11, 2017

Subtracting Overwhelm from Your Experience The first thing that struckContinue readingSubtracting Overwhelm from Your Experience

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The Epidemic of Misunderstanding

Christian McNeill on August 20, 2016September 7, 2016

Whenever anyone feels bad, there is one essential root cause: their quality of Thought in the moment. This is not a denial of external circumstances. It is an opening up to the possibility of being in a state of neutrality in the face of any circumstance. … Continue readingThe Epidemic of Misunderstanding

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The Busy Mind

Christian McNeill on February 10, 2016

Someone caught in this trap is like a hamster running himself to exhaustion on a wheel, knowing he is the runner but unaware of how to stop. How seeing insightfully that it is possible to experience life moment to moment without burden, immediately slows the mind.
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