Author Archives: Marsha

A look at approval and disapproval

From Marsha I often find myself reacting to disapproval or even to words that I interpret as disapproval.  In the workshops, Dr. Bob often talked about “personal taste”.  Some things we like–some people we like.  It has nothing to do … Continue reading

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A look at mistakes

From Marsha Our teacher talked about each of us believing we’ve made mistakes.  He often asked if we ever thought we made a mistake. Of course we all can look back and be totally convinced that we made mistakes in … Continue reading

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Competition

From Marsha: Competition is one of the ideas of the man-made world that is fine when agreed upon that we’ll play a game, and one of us will “win”; however the urge to competition is often carried unconsciously into many … Continue reading

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Taking Statements Personally

For years I have heard the statement that I “shouldn’t take things personally”.   I’ve often wondered what that meant and asked myself how I could get out of it so I was immune to the effects on my inner state.  … Continue reading

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Taking a Walk

From workshop Maryland 1978 (Bob, yesterday when you were talking about an occupation is what I have and making a contribution is what I do.  If I’m alone in a field and walking and enjoying the experience, am I doing … Continue reading

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Descriptive Adjectives

From School Talk #50 Chaos to Order When I first read this part of the school talk, I did experiment with it.  It was a challenge not only to remember but also to think of things in a different way.   … Continue reading

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