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All general discussion for Creative Inquiry and TSK.

A reflection on “positive think”

Unlike many pop psychology approaches telling us to think positive thoughts, TSK invites us to investigate the construction of thought and thereby be liberated from thought’s  compelling perceptual patterns. Not positive thoughts….liberation from thoughts :@) Hayward.

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Beyond Allegiances

Have you ever noticed that sometimes, reading TSK’s incisive critiques of ordinary knowledge, a protest stirs within and you say, “but I do feel something beyond this ordinariness”?  And can this actually be a recognition of a way out of the ordinariness being critiqued?  … Continue reading

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Random comments

Diana writes about the little cracks of space that open around labeling. And that is how it is for people, mostly. Something that you have never noticed, or never stopped to question, or accepted at face value, becomes open to … Continue reading

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Naked Objects ?

My first reaction after doing Ex. 21 was, such narratives are serving my needs, for example to give me a significance. That I find confirmation; I´m in the world and my self can create further 1000s of themes and narratives, … Continue reading

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The Founding Story of the Self (week 7)

I thought of I want as a feeling coming from something felt to be lacking; a desire for what I thought would fulfill the lack. Some answers to this question were: a job, financial independence, and continued good health.  There were moments … Continue reading

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Living out stories

I don’t know how related this is to TSK insights about stories and self, but the recent material reminds me of my personal past.  I had an addiction to day dreaming which threatened my actual life.  I gave up writing fiction for twenty … Continue reading

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Models/Witness… a Story

I meant to post this prior to class this morning but the week just got away from me. I think this is still appropriate as an after class thought in reference to exercise 9– Doing exercise 9 for me has … Continue reading

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Working with Exercise 9

This is a little late to be asking this — and, truth be told, I was waiting for more activity from others before putting up yet another post — but I wanted to ask a few general questions about working … Continue reading

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Self Interpretation – (Week 6)

I appear to be on a single track with my posts regarding searching for work, but it’s the stuff of my experience right now. And so last week we were asked to observe the differences between a story and a model. … Continue reading

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models that have predictive value

It seems to me that models that have a predictive value appear to me to have more “validity”. If a model of airodynamics “works” and an airplane flies, it is more difficult to equate this model to some model that … Continue reading

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