DWQA Questions › Tag: parental loveFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesA viewer asks: “According to psychologist Laura L. Carstensen later-life couples often prioritize stability in their relationship over disagreement; they communicate gently and avoid overt conflict. They prioritize emotional closeness and positivity in interactions and tend to minimize negative exchanges. But this reduction in visible conflict can mean grievances and resentments are unresolved and can become a pattern of indefinite avoidance. When important concerns are unresolved, partners may feel unheard, isolated, or disconnected, even within long-standing relationships. Is this a wise recognition of time being finite and reaching for love or a shortcoming in addressing problems? Is talking enough?”ClosedNicola asked 3 hours ago • Divine Guidance9 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Many families have a “conspiracy of silence,” where airing upsets is seen as disloyal. Men are expected to absorb pain and appear strong; women to maintain family harmony. This can lead to resentment, passive-aggression, emotional withdrawal, or illness. Fear of distress or abandonment often motivates a withdrawn silence. Talking about problems is the pop-psychology remedy but with dubious success as it often backfires. Perhaps changing the “conspiracy” seems to requires self-differentiation, boundaries, emotional regulation, and additional support before opening up. Is it wiser to build these qualities first, perhaps requesting divine support in doing so, before airing grievances?”ClosedNicola asked 3 hours ago • Divine Guidance9 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “‘You create your own reality’ has become a New Age mantra. It’s really though referring to a person’s inner experience, not an outside situation or circumstances. However, there do seem to be some leverage points on creating the inner experience and on intentional action. Perception depends on: what is selected for attention (based on threats, rewards, goal-relevant cues), questioning first impressions as final truth, moderation of strong emotional reactions (defensiveness, overreaction, etc.), cognitive appraisal (based on beliefs and past experiences), and then a story that integrates it all. To what extent can a person influence this process of constructing their inner reality for the better?” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 5 hours ago • Divine Guidance9 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Many people struggle with setting personal emotional or opinion and perspective boundaries. They fear rejection, worry about appearing selfish, or grew up in environments where boundaries weren’t modeled. It’s common to feel guilty initially when enforcing new limits, even though boundaries are fundamentally about self-respect. Is one aspect of Divine Principle for living #7 (…meet your responsibility to be your soul’s guardian, and take care of its safety and protection from harm) to be bold in holding the line, even when it feels uncomfortable, without being blunt, cold, or confrontational? Is this about practicing self-love through behavior, not over-accommodating or over-sacrificing?”ClosedNicola asked 3 months ago • Divine Guidance94 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Married couples often think, “If we just love each other more everything will work out.” Humanity, though, identifies specific sources of difficulties and solutions. Psychological approaches focus on personality traits, attachment styles, and emotional patterns. Sociological approaches focus on social structures, norms, and inequalities. Therapeutic approaches focus on communication, conflict resolution, and repair. Behavioral approaches focus on marriage as a set of changeable behaviors. Given the high levels of ignorance of the karmic causes of relationship troubles, and the weaknesses and variable effectiveness of the main approaches, how can “be more loving,” even the divine principles version, be enough?” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 5 months ago • Divine Guidance129 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Would the techniques of releasing trapped emotions, as expressed in Dr. Bradley Nelson’s book The Emotion Code be of benefit for conscious healing processes? Dr. Nelson claims that his procedure reaches the subconscious and interacts with it in clearing trapped emotions.”ClosedNicola asked 6 months ago • Divine Guidance130 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Many people assume the self is mostly fixed, defined by circumstances, something to “find,” not something you shape or choose. But modern psychology sees the self as constructed, context-sensitive, and changeable. Some philosophers and New Age advocates also claim we can choose who we become. We seem to have part of us that defines an “automatic experience of reality” that decides what becomes “real” for us but we also seem to have a capacity to choose a new “intentional reality” as a story we choose and create by changing how we interpret things via our beliefs and biases. Can Creator give a brief tutorial to explain this dilemma to help us intentionally create better versions of ourselves?” What can Creator tell us?ClosedNicola asked 6 months ago • Divine Guidance140 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Richard J. Davidson, author of “The Emotional Life of Your Brain”, says understanding the brain increases agency over emotional reactions. He claims you can train the brain to respond differently to challenges and that with the right mental exercises, and habits, it’s possible to reshape neural pathways, enhance resilience, attention, and overall emotional well-being. For example, he claims that naming an emotion activates the prefrontal cortex, which helps regulate the brain’s fear-and-stress center. He says the prefrontal cortex can also regulate other emotion-generating regions (amygdala, insula, hippocampus). How effective are these suggestions in gaining agency over emotional reaction?”ClosedNicola asked 6 months ago • Divine Guidance100 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “The classical view of emotions is they “happen to you” – regulation means managing reactions after they occur (e.g., calming down when angry). Lisa Feldman Barrett’s Theory of Constructed Emotion however argues that emotions are constructed (based on context, past learning, and bodily input) rather than hardwired biological and universal responses. If correct, practices like increasing body awareness, expanding emotional vocabulary, and reframing experiences can change the way we build emotions in real time. How well can this framework be used to turn emotional reactions into something we can consciously shape, meaning we have agency over how we feel, rather than just endure?”ClosedNicola asked 6 months ago • Divine Guidance134 views0 answers0 votesA practitioner asks: “Creator has often mentioned moral principles for living and these have historically been presented in major religions, passed on in societies, and are represented again in GetWisdom. However, some say that moral understanding is not best absorbed from authority figures but constructed through personal experiences, interactions, and reflections. Individuals integrate new moral insights with their existing moral beliefs to form a coherent moral perspective. To what extent is it through reflection that individuals assess the consequences of their actions, reconsider their moral principles, and adjust their behavior accordingly? How can LHP practitioners best grow their moral perspectives?” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Subconscious Mind482 views0 answers0 votesA practitioner asks: “Many people have behaviors that are unhelpful at best or harmful to themselves or others. People generally know this about themselves but do not make changes. Despite many models of behavior change developed by researchers from psychology, sociology, public health, etc., reflecting a broad range of approaches to understanding and influencing behavior, their effectiveness is often limited and short-lived. What can be learned from these shortcomings and limitations? What is a better perspective and tactics for deeper and more permanent change in, for example, alcohol consumption, exercise, and healthy eating? Would making specific requests targeted at specific behaviors in LHP-DSMR requests be best?” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Subconscious Mind423 views0 answers0 votesA practitioner asks: “How much does action now, influence a person’s path and shape their future? How much does this vary between people? What is the highest view?”ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divine Guidance497 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Creator has previously shared the Ten Divine Principles for Living, suggesting there is an objective morality independent of human thinking which people can become more aware of by studying sacred texts or communicating with Creator. Human secular philosophy has also developed theories on how things should or ought to be based on mainly three perspectives. The first perspective from human secular philosophy is based on rules, duties, and obligations.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divine Guidance374 views0 answers0 votesHe continues: “The second perspective from human secular philosophy is based on happiest outcomes for the greatest number.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divine Guidance380 views0 answers0 votesHe continues: “The third perspective from human secular philosophy is based on what kind of person one should be and how one should live.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divine Guidance362 views0 answers0 votes
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