An excellent response. Thank you for describing your experience—I kind of wish I’d grown up in a similar environment.
I’m familiar with Gendlin’s litany, but I’ve often found it slightly lacking. Humans are imaginative creatures, and our beliefs about a subject hold genuine psychological power. If we imagine that a placebo is beneficial, it becomes so. If I believe that death is impermanent, it loses much of its sting. To invert Gendlin, I’m uncertain if I can stand what is true, for I never really had to endure it.
I’ll still keep your points in mind—they’re valuable. Thank you for sharing them.
An excellent response. Thank you for describing your experience—I kind of wish I’d grown up in a similar environment.
I’m familiar with Gendlin’s litany, but I’ve often found it slightly lacking. Humans are imaginative creatures, and our beliefs about a subject hold genuine psychological power. If we imagine that a placebo is beneficial, it becomes so. If I believe that death is impermanent, it loses much of its sting. To invert Gendlin, I’m uncertain if I can stand what is true, for I never really had to endure it.
I’ll still keep your points in mind—they’re valuable. Thank you for sharing them.