The Greatest Escape reveals how you can free yourself from the past, overcome the limitations of ego-centered consciousness, and break the barrier that separates you from a truer reality that exists just underneath the surface of your everyday life.
She addresses how to::
? Know why an ego-centered consciousness is inadequate when it comes to solving both personal and social problems
? As individuals and a society, our beliefs cause us to keep repeating the past and distort present reality.
? Use events in our everyday lives to achieve higher consciousness.
? Recognize the beliefs you are holding and getting them out of the way.
? Use emotional responses as a feedback system for personal growth.
? Understand the real purpose of emotional responses is fundamental to understanding human behavior and how to change it for the better.
Many of the ideas that are integral to quantum psychology contradict traditional ways of thinking about the human condition. "Feeling bad is actually good for you," says Jean. "Negative emotional responses, stress, tell you when you have a problem that affects your well-being. Suffering, mistakes, and failure, if we pay attention to them, force us to think and behave in new ways," allowing us to change.
Jean also notes, "A common misconception is that outside events cause stress, and people blame those idiot drivers, evil terrorists, demanding children, uncaring spouses, or an unjust society for their unhappiness. However, if our happiness depended on anything outside of ourselves, then the idea of individual freedom would be nonsense. We would all be each other's slaves, dependent on outside events and other people for our well-being. The fact is, our happiness comes from within, and only we can take it away from ourselves."
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The Greatest Escape reveals how you can free yourself from the past, overcome the limitations of ego-centered consciousness, and break the barrier that separates you from a truer reality that exists just underneath the surface of your everyday life.
She addresses how to:: * Know why an ego-centered consciousness is inadequate when it comes to solving both personal and social problems * As individuals and a society, our beliefs cause us to keep repeating the past and distort present reality. * Use events in our everyday lives to achieve higher consciousness. * Recognize the beliefs you are holding and getting them out of the way. * Use emotional responses as a feedback system for personal growth. * Understand the real purpose of emotional responses is fundamental to understanding human behavior and how to change it for the better.
Many of the ideas that are integral to quantum psychology contradict traditional ways of thinking about the human condition. "Feeling bad is actually good for you," says Jean. "Negative emotional responses, stress, tell you when you have a problem that affects your well-being. Suffering, mistakes, and failure, if we pay attention to them, force us to think and behave in new ways," allowing us to change.
Jean also notes, "A common misconception is that outside events cause stress, and people blame those idiot drivers, evil terrorists, demanding children, uncaring spouses, or an unjust society for their unhappiness. However, if our happiness depended on anything outside of ourselves, then the idea of individual freedom would be nonsense. We would all be each other's slaves, dependent on outside events and other people for our well-being. The fact is, our happiness comes from within, and only we can take it away from ourselves."
About the Author
Jean Boyd's 46-year career includes working as a nurse, substance abuse counselor, nursing instructor, a clinical specialist on the locked psychiatric unit of a hospital, and nurse coordinator of home care. For the past 13 years, she s done some private consultation, while researching and writing her book. Jean Boyd earned her M.S. in Psychiatric Nursing from Boston College and a B.S. from the University of Buffalo. She did advanced work in Gestalt therapy and hypnosis, was elected to the Barrington R.I. Town Council, and served one year as president of the Central Rhode Island Chapter of the National Organization for Women. Having entered her seventies, she is exploring how the basic principles of systems theory may provide further insight into the subject of personal growth. To bring this innovative, personal growth technology to the world, she is currently training and certifying others in the theory and practice of Quantum Techniques and plans to present on-line courses. Raised in Buffalo New York, Jean resides with her physician husband in Barrington, Rhode Island. For more information, please consult: quantumboyd dotcom.
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