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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Five Steps to Befriending Yourself

1. Observe your thoughts with detached curiosity.

2. Identify the underlying belief.

3. Feel the belief in your body.

4. Challenge and dissolve the belief.

5. Uncover your new truth.

Posted by Dan Hagen at 12:47 PM

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Perched on the shoulders of the Norse god Odin are the pet ravens Huginn and Muninn, whose names mean “Thought” and “Memory.” At Odin’s bidding, they fly across the face of the world and bring him knowledge. In the 13^th century Poetic Edda, Odin reveals that he fears that they may not return from their daily flights. He has pampered his pets by rewarding them with the ability to speak, and it’s truth that they tell, even though the Raven is, of course, a Trickster.

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