by iuri melo | Dec 4, 2014 | Marriage & Relationships
“The darkness is in our eyes” Objectives: 1) Recognize and understand what thinking errors are; 2) How they poison you and your relationships; 3) Why, and How to “clean up” your thinking! Our cognition is of such great import! Our ability to to take in stimuli (external or internal events) and to give it meaning, stands as Viktor Frankl eloquently claimed, “the last human freedom”, the ability to write our own story regardless of the circumstances. There is great power in our ability to interpret and define life as it occurs around us. Yet, if everything is up to our interpretation and definition (moral relativism) is there such a thing as truth or an objective reality? Yes, truth exists as a reality that transcends one’s interpretation and/or opinion. Thinking errors then, distort the truth that is occurring outside and inside of us. So let me give you some mental tools that will help you construct your life and relationships firmly grounded on the bedrock of reality. In addition i will show you how you can be more exact with your language and how you can accurately interpret what is occurring inside/outside of you. So, without further ado, here are 3 of the 10 most commonly used thinking errors: 1. Mind-reading: If you are a mind reader, you presume to read other people’s thoughts, their intentions, their feelings, and even to know their character. You likely identify yourself as a good judge of character, or part of some superior race that is able to predict one’s thoughts, and feel what others are feeling… well, you are not! Please,...
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