Winfried, I do appreciate what you are saying. If you haven't already done
so, I would encourage you to read some of William's papers. Personal
Mastery is "Personal" and for me the effort of trying to make a clear
distinction between what is Real, Actual, and Virtual can be extremely
helpful when trying to deal with our emotions. Certainly the biological
reactions to events are real and measureable. But the "labels" we
attribute to the same real feelings often depends upon what we "think"
about those feelings. Or as Shakespeare would say in Hamlet "There is
nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so."
The following paper may give you some more "food for thought"
http://www.muc.de/~heuvel/papers/virtual/presentation_reaction.html
Also you say "IMHO Personal Mastery starts with learning to be aware of
your emotions, to name them and give them a function. If you don't give
your emotions a function, your emotions will grab you. Your emotions will
polut your mind, and paralize your will."
I agree, except that IMHO it depends "what" label you give these emotions.
And also we need to recognise the fact that we are "attributing" that
label with our "virtual" minds. And that makes all the difference.
Peter H. Jones
Peopletronics Limited
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Level 4, 22 The Terrace, Wellington, NZ
Tel. 64 4 569 8875. Fax: 64 4 569 8881, http://www.Peopletronics.co.nz
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