Willpower....do you have it ....wheres it come fromc can it be taught....is it inherited (21)
fireliterAllen Park, Michigan USA502 Threads 14 Polls 5,902 Poststhis, if it could be bottled.would resolve and solve so many of life annoyances and problem, addictions ,to food drink, drugs, spending,and fidelity.
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of course it can be taught, you never seen star wars,"use the force" hehe...
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dicipline is the basis for all freedom.....or so my TaiChi teacher told me...
been doin it for 38 years and it has certainly saved me on numerous occassions in a variety of circumstances!
been doin it for 38 years and it has certainly saved me on numerous occassions in a variety of circumstances!
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saw "spaceballs" is that close enuff..."use the Shwartz"
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I think I understand ...to not be enticed or tempted by anyone or anything is freedom from your wants...... so control is freedom
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Oh god spaceballs. John Candy was in that movie wasn't he ?
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or......
that the dicipline has been in action for so long there is no effort anymore
that the dicipline has been in action for so long there is no effort anymore
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yeah ,another nonsense flim by Mel Brooks
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control is freedom....
if you are trined to react iin a certain way thruout the years it is automatic i understand so willpower must be taught to the very yuong so it becomes active without thought in later years. which is when the more dangerous life altering temptations occur. but if never tempted or noknowledge of the said temptation does a trained discipline still work?? say in the act of overindulgence of a new item or pleasure...
if you are trined to react iin a certain way thruout the years it is automatic i understand so willpower must be taught to the very yuong so it becomes active without thought in later years. which is when the more dangerous life altering temptations occur. but if never tempted or noknowledge of the said temptation does a trained discipline still work?? say in the act of overindulgence of a new item or pleasure...
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To me its something you learn,and then have to live by.
Not always a easy task at hand,and depending on your head space it can be dificult,or it can be made easy,the choice is strickly your own.
The mind and what it intails is a powerful thing,and to think we only use wee portions of it.Imagine that.
Not always a easy task at hand,and depending on your head space it can be dificult,or it can be made easy,the choice is strickly your own.
The mind and what it intails is a powerful thing,and to think we only use wee portions of it.Imagine that.
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during the course of my TaiChi training i learned alot about myself, my limitations , my boundaries my vulnerabilities and my capacity and strength....
all of the different things life serves up offer me a chance to experience and thus come to own a bit of information on that particular thing...
what has proven most important is the awareness that i control nothing
but i have a choice as to how i want to either react or respond...
sometimes i simply react...auto pilot...
and sometimes i am able to respond, the key word here is able!
the ability to respond = responsibility
when i exercise that i can check my afflictive emotions and my desire nature and be flexable.....
when not i prolly will get a belly ache!
does that make any sense?
all of the different things life serves up offer me a chance to experience and thus come to own a bit of information on that particular thing...
what has proven most important is the awareness that i control nothing
but i have a choice as to how i want to either react or respond...
sometimes i simply react...auto pilot...
and sometimes i am able to respond, the key word here is able!
the ability to respond = responsibility
when i exercise that i can check my afflictive emotions and my desire nature and be flexable.....
when not i prolly will get a belly ache!
does that make any sense?
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Perhaps I need some TaiChi lessons, I'm not always as strong as I should be or need to be, too soft on people mostly, well men
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Perhaps I need some TaiChi lessons, I'm not always as strong as I should be or need to be, too soft on people mostly, well men
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Does this mean you need a double dose?
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looks that way dose'nt it! sorry...
See I do need help!
See I do need help!
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Regarding vices, I have ZIPPO willpower, whether it be a smoke or a chocolate donut.
Regarding fidelity, wouldn't that be more accurate labeled as morals?
Regarding fidelity, wouldn't that be more accurate labeled as morals?
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Everyone has willpower, if they want it....
As the old priest said about celibacy..."it is a continuous decision"..
I smoked for 42 years, started at 12 with 38 cent a pack cigarettes....I have been a non smoker for 5+ years....
I made a decision to be a smoker every day (numerous times) for 42 years....I've made the decision to be a non smoker every day since February 7,2001.....
You control Your mind! You WILL DO what You actually desire...
Simple.....Make an honest decision...MEAN IT! Make it a continuous one....
As the old priest said about celibacy..."it is a continuous decision"..
I smoked for 42 years, started at 12 with 38 cent a pack cigarettes....I have been a non smoker for 5+ years....
I made a decision to be a smoker every day (numerous times) for 42 years....I've made the decision to be a non smoker every day since February 7,2001.....
You control Your mind! You WILL DO what You actually desire...
Simple.....Make an honest decision...MEAN IT! Make it a continuous one....
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Theres a lot of power in intention....if it's true
It's a lot like your muscles...the more they are worked...the stronger and more defined they become.
Willpower follows the same principle.
It's a lot like your muscles...the more they are worked...the stronger and more defined they become.
Willpower follows the same principle.
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omgosh, I wish I were younger. 
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I think the real key to willpower is to simply want the outcome bad enough.
For example, I smoked cigarettes most of my life until I was almost 40. I knew that I always had the willpower to quit. That was never a question. The problem was that I simply didn't want to quit bad enough.
Once I finally made up my mind to seriously quit, I just did it cold turkey. No problem.
I believe that I can do anything I set my mind to. It's just a matter of wanting it bad enough. That's as simple as it gets.
Of course, finding a mate is an exception to that rule since that involves a second party. In other words, I can't FORCE a woman to love me. That's beyond my power of will.
But I have the ability to do anything that can be done with will power. Providing I have the will to desire it.
My favorite quote is "Where there's a will there's a way"
I made up my own matching phrase, "If you can't find the way you obviously don't have the will"
That should sum up any mysteries surrounding the idea of willpower.
For example, I smoked cigarettes most of my life until I was almost 40. I knew that I always had the willpower to quit. That was never a question. The problem was that I simply didn't want to quit bad enough.
Once I finally made up my mind to seriously quit, I just did it cold turkey. No problem.
I believe that I can do anything I set my mind to. It's just a matter of wanting it bad enough. That's as simple as it gets.
Of course, finding a mate is an exception to that rule since that involves a second party. In other words, I can't FORCE a woman to love me. That's beyond my power of will.
But I have the ability to do anything that can be done with will power. Providing I have the will to desire it.
My favorite quote is "Where there's a will there's a way"
I made up my own matching phrase, "If you can't find the way you obviously don't have the will"
That should sum up any mysteries surrounding the idea of willpower.
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