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CEF News: Holiday Fun and Stress Relief?
Free Personality Tests and Focusing Reminders
Dr. Kathy McGuire, Director December, 2008 |
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FREE PERSONALITY TESTS FOR FUN WITH FAMILY
Got some extra time on your hands? Family and friends to entertain? You could spend some time in the Individual Differences: Personality Tests section at Creative Edge Focusing's website. You'll find websites offering free and fun versions of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Keirsey Temperament Sorter, Enneagram, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, and info on EQ, the business version of Goleman's Emotional Intelligence. Play around with several tests. Compare among family members. Of course, these are free versions, for fun. It is more important to think about yourself and others from a variety of perspectives, "shake up" fixed images, than to put anyone in a "box." |
| CREATIVE EDGE FOCUSING (tm) INSTANT "AHAH!" E-COURSE
For four weeks, we practice one Instant "Ahah!,", one Relaxation Exercise, and one Getting A Felt Sense Exercise, with e-reminders and tips each week. Our purpose:Helping you incorporate Listening and Focusing into your everyday life.
Here's a review of what we have learned so far and an encouragement to join us if you haven't yet or to continue practicing if you have! Most of you are already subscribed but, if not, email me and I will subscribe you.
If you started at the beginning in September, you have learned four ways to relax:
#1 Noticing Your Breathing,
#2 Guided Imagery: The Beach,
#3 Guided Imagery: The Forest,
#4 Counting Meditation.
Any one might help you (and your body) take a welcome rest from holiday stress.
You have learned four ways to Get A Felt Sense:
#1 The "Feel" of Two Different People (try that with your holiday guests!),
#2 From The Bottom (Big Toe) Up (To the Center of the Body,
#3 Clearing A Space (always handy for "Instant Serenity), and
#4 Getting The Felt Sense Of A Situation (again, well-suited to all those holiday interactions!)
We have reviewed four Instant "Ahah!"s:
Instant "Ahah!" #1: Focusing: Find Out What Is Bothering You (a Complete Focusing Instruction which you might revisit now that you have practiced the first steps, Relaxation, Clearing A Space, and Felt Sensing).
#2 Active Listening: Short-Circuiting Angry Confrontations (with Pure Reflection),
#3 Passive Listening Turns: Stopping Arguments (with simple, no-interruption timed equal turns, and
#4, Five-Minute Grieving: What to do if someone starts crying
Grief is a natural part of the holiday season, as we become aware of loved ones who are not there, memories of past holidays (pleasant and unpleasant), or simply become aware of some loneliness and lack of that image of holiday joy. Welcome all of these as part of the package and let them pass through with a sheen of tears acknowledging deep meaning.
That is a lot of resources to draw on!
WANT SOMETHING NEW TO PRACTICE?
You might want to try Instant "Ahah!" #8 Sharing Your Day: Instant Intimacy as a simple way to get and stay connected with your significant other, regardless of surrounding turmoil. Here is a mini-course on Intimacy and Sexuality if you want to spend special time over the holidays.
E-Newsletter Archives Now Available!
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AND USE THE CREATIVE EDGE PRACTICE E-GROUP FOR SUPPORT DURING THE BREAK
The Creative Edge Practice e-group for actual practice and demonstrations of Listening/Focusing is becoming a wonderful place for tender reflection, space for Focusing any time of day or night (knowing it may be some hours before you get a response), with the knowledge of a warm, Listening space out there, and interesting discussions about what we learn during the turns.
Please join us if you want company over the break! See instructions below.
Two E-Groups, Creative Edge Practice and Creative Edge Collaboration
In order to increase safety, and hopefully participation, there are now two separate Yahoo e-groups.
Creative Edge Practice is a closed group, where people can feel safe for the vulnerability of sharing Focusing experiences and responding to others with Focused Listening responses. The only requirement: a willingness to introduce yourself upon entry into the group, so everyone knows who is in the group. Further active participation is welcomed but not required.
Creative Edge Collaboration is an open group for discussion and networking around projects related to the spread of listening/focusing to various audiences and throughout the world.
You can visit the homepage of each by clicking on the link and join from there as well. You can choose "emails only" and do not have to start a yahoo account, although accounts are free.
SELF-HELP PACKAGE: MANUAL, CDS, DVD DEMONSTRATIONS
If you order the Self-Help Package, you can use the Intuitive Focusing CD to follow Dr. McGuire as she speaks these exercises and view four actual Listening/Focusing Partnership sessions on DVD.
THE GIFT OF INNER SERENITY: FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, FAMILY
Use the Forward This Email link at the bottom or the Forward command in your own email program, which might give you better access to your whole address book.
Happy holiday, trusting in the wisdom of your body! | |
| About Creative Edge Focusing (TM)
Mission: bring Core Skills of Intuitive Focusing and Focused Listening, and The Creative Edge Pyramid of applications from individual to interpersonal to organizational, to all audiences throughout the world.
Dr. Kathy McGuire, Director
Location: Beaver Lake in Rogers, AR
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These materials are offered purely as self-help skills. In providing them, Dr. McGuire is not engaged in rendering psychological, financial, legal, or other professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought. | |
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Dr. Kathy McGuire
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