I am especially pleased with today’s stren (mental strength) because it provides, in abbreviated form, all the essentials to update our thinking to modernity, to “use our best to do our best.” This stren introduces you to seven critical Mind-freeing Life-changing World-saving Word-switches that powerfully make you master of your thinking as they free you from the demands of the early dictators who would control your life – instinct and tradition.
Welcome to the first of the 7 Mind-freeing, Life-changing, World-saving word-switches. This wisdom provides the energy to acquire all the wisdoms that follow.
Welcome to stren #9, “I could” for “I should.” “I could” is one of three word-switches that is critical to free us from dictators. This stren is quite simple: Whenever reasonable, substitute “could” for “should.” “I could” inspires us to assume responsibility for our life’s experience; could redirects the energy we waste on blaming others or “guilting” our self when another or we ourselves fall short of the dictator’s shoulds.
Today's stren substituting “I allow” for the blaming words “They make me...” is the second of the three critical word-switches that frees us from dictators. “I allow” shifts energy away from blindly obeying authority to assuming personal responsibility for our life’s experience.
I consider today’s stren not only the most important wisdom of the seven Mind-freeing, Life-changing World-saving word-switches; it is the most important of all word-switches. Recall that word-switches selectively replace established action patterns that are no longer effective or have become dangerous.
