Self-help

statement: thankfulness for something potentiates receiving more of it

Priority request: being grateful for things like opportunities, relationships, and material things will tend to increase their presence in our lives as love dissipates the expectation of loss... It brings awareness to positivity and recontextualizes disappointment.

situationship

"characterized by emotional intimacy, spending time together, and often involves a physical and sexual component. However, partners won’t define their relationship, place it into a category, or set clear boundaries" -- choosingtherapy.com

reflecting on past mistakes

Request: Mistakes made years and even decades ago sometimes resurface in my mind, leading me to inadvertently reflect on them over and over. Is it constructive?

"You are morally obliged to do remarkable things"

Request: Quote from Jordan Peterson's Instagram page. I am not sure if it's above 200, sound like a hard work or even a force.

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, by Deepak Chopra

"preaches the idea that personal success is not the outcome of hard work, precise plans or a driving ambition, but rather of understanding our basic nature as human beings and how to follow the laws of nature" -- wikipedia. Priority request.

level: fully accepting one's physical appearance

Priority request: I would say the vast majority of people struggle with this at some point in their lives... Social media seems to have made this whole issue much worse, especially for young people.

BetterHelp online therapy

Priority request: The zoom-culture now has online therapy. And maybe worth contrasting against in-person/office therapy (generically)?

"Nothing ever goes my way"

Request: Sometimes it really feels this way and like God is just out to get me.

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, by Robert M. Sapolsky

"When we worry or experience stress, our body turns on the same physiological responses that an animal's does, but we do not resolve conflict in the same way-through fighting or fleeing. Over time, this activation of a stress response makes us literally sick" -- amazon.

T/F: love for others requires self-love

By request. Is this the correct relationship between the heart (loving others) and thymus (self-love)? That one must first love himself before he can love others?

The Golden Key, by Emmet Fox

It contains just one central thought: “Stop thinking about the difficulty, whatever it is, and think about God instead.”

"Every intervention, every method, every technique is really just as good as the individual who is using them"

Priority request: as stated by Viktor Frankl.

The Seven Day Mental Diet, by Emmet Fox

"throwing out all negativity and thinking only positive thoughts because, as he says, thoughts are things, or they become things. And if you believe that, it follows that everything in your life today is based on past thoughts you had at some point" -- goodreads

The Magic of Believing, by Claude M. Bristol

"Harness the unlimited power of the subconscious mind and make your dreams come true / Protect your thoughts and turn them into achievements / Use "the law of suggestion" to step up your effectiveness in everything you do / Apply the power of your imagination to overcome obstacles" -- goodreads.

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, by Peter Attia

Priority request. "A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert" -- amazon.