Thread: What to believe
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Old 02-18-2010, 09:57 AM   #5
piercehawkeye45
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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin View Post
Ironically, seeing karma as some sort of punishment is rather passive and evading responsibility for one's situation and or actions. Looking at it as a direct result of one's actions is more empowering. The added BS of a judgment only obscures the issue.
Agreed 100%. I usually heavily focus on personal growth when working on my and other people's problems and I found that when self-responsibility is accepted and followed up by self-improvement, those people bounce back much quicker than someone who externally blames their problems. Its much easier to get a boost of confidence from a "okay, I messed this, this, and this up and I will be successful next time by doing this, this, and this" mindset than "there is nothing wrong with me because of this, this, this. I just have bad luck".
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