Comments on: Free Will http://villageblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/free-will/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:12:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Aaron http://villageblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/free-will/#comment-1945 Aaron Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:45:02 +0000 http://villageblog.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-1945 No I hadn't heard of it. But you're right, the premise as written in your first paragraph is exactly where I'm coming from. I've had a look at the co-counselling site too and something that really stands out for me is that the techniques they encourage are actually behaviour patterns that all healthy people should display. Which is to say, they listen very well, they talk about genuinely important topics and they don't suppress their problems. Hopefully that doesn't sounds like I'm downplaying their ideas - in fact I should think that practising co-counselling would probably encourage all of us to adopt more healthy behaviour. I also liked how they talked about discharging emotions - how crying, trembling, raging and even laughing are a form of discharge that should be encouraged. I especially noted laughing because we tend to think that it is something frivilous and irrelevant. Formalised co-counselling sessions sound great but I can also see how this sort of process could be integrated into our normal behaviour so that we are, for instance, always available to listen. No I hadn’t heard of it. But you’re right, the premise as written in your first paragraph is exactly where I’m coming from.

I’ve had a look at the co-counselling site too and something that really stands out for me is that the techniques they encourage are actually behaviour patterns that all healthy people should display. Which is to say, they listen very well, they talk about genuinely important topics and they don’t suppress their problems.

Hopefully that doesn’t sounds like I’m downplaying their ideas – in fact I should think that practising co-counselling would probably encourage all of us to adopt more healthy behaviour.

I also liked how they talked about discharging emotions – how crying, trembling, raging and even laughing are a form of discharge that should be encouraged. I especially noted laughing because we tend to think that it is something frivilous and irrelevant.

Formalised co-counselling sessions sound great but I can also see how this sort of process could be integrated into our normal behaviour so that we are, for instance, always available to listen.

]]> By: tom campbell http://villageblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/free-will/#comment-1944 tom campbell Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:27:38 +0000 http://villageblog.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-1944 you may be interested to look at my most recent post as it also has to do with how humans can become automatons. i don't know, maybe you are already familiar with co-counseling and the theory behind it. but i was partially thinking about you when I wrote it (not as an example of an automaton but of someone who might be able to put this theory into practice :-P) anyway, here's the link: http://tomcampbell77.blogspot.com/2008/07/humans-innately-possess-vast-powers-of.html you may be interested to look at my most recent post as it also has to do with how humans can become automatons. i don’t know, maybe you are already familiar with co-counseling and the theory behind it. but i was partially thinking about you when I wrote it (not as an example of an automaton but of someone who might be able to put this theory into practice :-P)

anyway, here’s the link: http://tomcampbell77.blogspot.com/2008/07/humans-innately-possess-vast-powers-of.html

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