tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post1461192224420982248..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: "Repetition and Humiliation"Frescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-88541368611137210602009-09-14T13:56:33.966-05:002009-09-14T13:56:33.966-05:00As the liturgy says, I have "sure and certain...As the liturgy says, I have "sure and certain hope," as sure as hope can be, that we are not doomed to stay stuck in our childhood programming.<br /><br />(A very American pov, I know, but then, I am American.)Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-80176644973431014502009-09-14T07:17:38.560-05:002009-09-14T07:17:38.560-05:00Absolutely, repetition and encouragement are the v...Absolutely, repetition and encouragement are the very basic elements of a practice--physical, spiritual, "cognitive behavioral psychology", a sport, a language, that change our brain's and body's responses. I know from my own experience that motivation, practice,and desire to change can make change possible, even if they can't erase completely the patterns that were laid down so early. But, as some buddhists say, it's like a knot that was tied early on; it can also be untied.Some of it is grace, some of it is hard work, some of it is letting go, but we are not doomed to repeat those early patterns. At least, this is my experience and my hope (because I haven't left mine all behind by a long shot!)momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149328149132703479noreply@blogger.com