THE MAGICAL NATURE OF BELIEFS          What is a belief? It is a thought which is embedded within a reality-confirmation frame. When we embed a thought inside a confirmation of reality, we create a phenomenon of the mind that we call a “belief.” And when we create a belief, we not only think of something, but we treat our thought as real. We attribute a meaning of reality to it. ...Read More SELF ESTEEM AND GUILT           Self esteem and guilt are related because guilt is a symptom of low self-esteem that will now allow you to feel good about yourself. It is a feeling of culpability, from a sense of inadequacy or for imagined offences. When feeling guilty is persistent is called toxic. ...Read More REWRITING RULES AND BELIEFS          By modeling the work of Virginia Satir, NLP Trainer Steve Davis and his colleagues from Independent Training International (Manitoba, Canada) have developed many new "NLP techniques”. Altering beliefs and rules, or limiting decisions, is an extremely powerful aspect of the change process. I have found Steves process, The Humorous Belief Softener, to be particularly useful in my work with clients. This process is fast funny and effective, and is an excellent way to "loosen up" a belief or li ...Read More