DWQA Questions › Tag: soul growthFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesA 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 2 weeks ago • Divine Guidance35 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 2 weeks ago • Divine Guidance54 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 2 weeks ago • Divine Guidance30 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 2 weeks ago • Divine Guidance29 views0 answers0 votesCan you help us better understand the role of the Higher Self? Does it cause things to happen by directing healing energy for divine interventions and their implementation, or is its role strictly for observing, monitoring, and reporting current status as a kind of sentinel? Can you give us a tutorial about the role of the higher self in maintaining physical and emotional well-being and for healing when things get out of alignment?ClosedNicola asked 2 months ago • Higher Self237 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Recently a young adult female elephant gored a senior keeper at an African elephant orphanage which led to the death of the much loved 70 year old father of eight. The elephant was out browsing with its herd when it uprooted a tree thus blocking a dirt road. As members of staff started to clear up the branches, it turned on the senior keeper and gored him. The man died of his wounds later, much to the dismay and sadness of his family and the local community. The elephant, not an orphan itself, didn’t have a history of trauma so why did it do this? Did the negative ET alliance have a hand in this? What actions could the staff, community and family take to optimally heal from this tragedy?”ClosedNicola asked 2 months ago • Animal Issues100 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Elephants fascinate: Physically, they are vital to their ecosystems and the singular characteristics of their trunks are miraculous in their functionality. The 24 month gestation period and resulting families are the epitome of the bond between mother and offspring. Herd bonding is based on a wide range of emotions; from showing love to anger and grieving, and are so playful. Calves are very endearing. Elephants’ legendary memories, human-like lifespans and range of emotions perhaps explains why human-elephant hybrids are on the roster of Asian deities. Do they have individual souls? Do they experience karma? Could Creator give a tutorial on their creation and benefits for human culture?”ClosedNicola asked 5 months ago • Animal Issues327 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “As a member of a few years, I still have some difficulty in understanding the term “the higher self.” What is it? Where is it? How does it help us? How can we connect to it?” Can you give us a tutorial?ClosedNicola asked 11 months ago • Higher Self483 views0 answers0 votesThemistocles (thuh·mist-uh·kleez) said: “I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion.” Jenny Mollen said, “I think the power of persuasion would be the greatest superpower of all time.” Aesop said, “Persuasion is often more effectual than force.” And James Altucher (All-tuh-chur) said, “Most people don’t have the power of persuasion.” Does this explain why so many turn to compulsion instead? What is Creator’s perspective on persuasion versus coercion, and persuasion as a superpower?ClosedNicola asked 11 months ago • Limiting Beliefs663 views0 answers0 votesHow much of the power of persuasion is a product of divinely bestowed soul attributes, versus a learned skill that one acquires through trial and error over many lifetimes? If a learned skill, how is that skill transferred from lifetime to lifetime? Is it recorded in the akashic records and made part of cellular memory during the fetus’s formation? Or is it something wholly spiritual in nature, retained by the spirit itself, and if one learns the power of persuasion while incarnated, are their newly discovered persuasive powers on display in the light between lives as genuine learning? What can Creator tell us?ClosedNicola asked 11 months ago • Limiting Beliefs371 views0 answers0 votesPersuasion is the power to effect CHANGE or perhaps prevent change. And even though there is a distinction made between persuasion and compulsion, the threat of compulsion can, in and of itself, be HIGHLY persuasive. The iconic fire and brimstone sermons delivered with great theatrics by eloquent ministers comes to mind. A “fear monger” or one who “peddles fear” also comes to mind. What is Creator’s perspective of persuasion AS compulsion?ClosedNicola asked 11 months ago • Limiting Beliefs422 views0 answers0 votesIt’s interesting to note that the iconic “snake oil salesman” never had a storefront, like a pharmacy, but instead pulled into the town square with his wagon and hawked his magical products directly to the crowds, and then often “hightailed it” to the next town before the truth of his products became more widely known. Google defined snake oil salesmen as those who deceived people in order to get money from them. The successful ones were highly persuasive people. When one has such ability, it seems so puzzling that such a person could not find a “legitimate” avenue in which to practice those skills and be successful without all the ignominy. Good salespeople are in demand everywhere and for everything—why resort to fraud? What can Creator tell us about exploiting the masterful use of persuasion to willfully engage in fraud?ClosedNicola asked 11 months ago • Limiting Beliefs362 views0 answers0 votesWhen one does a study of some of the most effective salespeople, one often encounters a mixed bag of ethically questionable tactics. One extremely successful car salesman would sit down with a phone book, call people and tell them their new car was ready for pickup. When people inevitably said, “I didn’t order a car,” he would profusely apologize and then immediately segue into asking them if they were at all in the market for a new car. With this approach, he made a fortune and set the world record at the time for most non-fleet sales made by a car salesman “one customer at a time.” Now to his credit, he was extremely likable, attentive, thorough, and did great customer service, sent birthday cards to his customers, etc. Nevertheless, a lot of his success was predicated on a lie and deception. What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 11 months ago • Limiting Beliefs368 views0 answers0 votesIn reference to the above car salesman’s success, he was successful because he was good at “cold calling” which most people have a deep aversion to. Cold calling is one of the most obvious breaches of the “Golden Rule” there is. Almost everyone HATES getting cold calls, and yet most successful salespeople will assert that you need to do it in order to be successful. Brian remembers one “boiler room” telephone canvasser who bragged how she abused anyone cold calling her but had no problem doing cold calling for a living. The stark hypocrisy was dramatic and utterly remorseless and unapologetic. She literally thought it was “hilarious” and laughed about it. Brian found it disturbing, to say the least. What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 11 months ago • Limiting Beliefs452 views0 answers0 votesCold calling works precisely because so many people have an aversion to doing it. That alone makes it a successful strategy for those who can bring themselves to do it. Brian did sales in the late 80s and struggled with this dilemma. A rule of thumb is it takes 10 calls to get a lead, 10 leads to get an appointment, and 10 appointments to get a sale. Brian demonstrated to himself that, indeed, the formula works and managed to get a house listing as a result. But rather than being encouraged by his success, he was so overcome with guilt about disturbing people eating dinner that he eventually abandoned sales as a career altogether. Cold calling cannot work if everyone does it. Everyone’s phone would ring all day long and it would be utterly chaotic and untenable. There is the idea that, if “everyone” can’t, then maybe no one “should?” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 11 months ago • Limiting Beliefs381 views0 answers0 votes
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