Comments on: Releasing Generational “Curses” http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/releasing-generational-curses News & Views from Buz McGuire & the Viral Happiness Expansion Initiative Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:43:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jaye http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/releasing-generational-curses/comment-page-1#comment-86 Jaye Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:08:07 +0000 http://viralhappiness.com/wordpress/?p=31#comment-86 This is understandable in 3 out of 4 relationships; the rest are those that we are connected to as children or others. More needs to be done to raise awareness of the types of relationships that cannot be resolved easily or quickly, these individuals are referred to in books such as The Sociopath Next Door (Martha Stout), Why Does He Do That (lundybancroft.com), Coercive Control (Evan Stark), and on a site by children who have reached legal age: courageouskids.net. In The Speed of Trust, Stephen M. R. Covey refers to such individuals; the solutions offered, despite many otherwise applicable concepts, only touch the surface. Forgiving becomes a daily consideration; 'no good deed goes unpunished' easily applies to such interactions. The purest intentions become turned upon the most innocent, causing harm that lasts many lifetimes: one in four families, one in three females. Currently, this phenomenon has been very much on the rise. If we focus on a solution for this, the rest could take care of itself. This is understandable in 3 out of 4 relationships; the rest are those that we are connected to as children or others. More needs to be done to raise awareness of the types of relationships that cannot be resolved easily or quickly, these individuals are referred to in books such as The Sociopath Next Door (Martha Stout), Why Does He Do That (lundybancroft.com), Coercive Control (Evan Stark), and on a site by children who have reached legal age: courageouskids.net.

In The Speed of Trust, Stephen M. R. Covey refers to such individuals; the solutions offered, despite many otherwise applicable concepts, only touch the surface. Forgiving becomes a daily consideration; ‘no good deed goes unpunished’ easily applies to such interactions. The purest intentions become turned upon the most innocent, causing harm that lasts many lifetimes: one in four families, one in three females. Currently, this phenomenon has been very much on the rise. If we focus on a solution for this, the rest could take care of itself.

]]> By: Jeanne May http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/releasing-generational-curses/comment-page-1#comment-87 Jeanne May Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:44:22 +0000 http://viralhappiness.com/wordpress/?p=31#comment-87 I, like many others, come from a family with all sorts of ingrained beliefs passed down from generation to generation. One major belief very happily carried on by many in my family is the belief that being overweight runs in our family. That it's ok to be overweight because everyone in our family is. It gives people a valid (not) excuse to eat excessively and refrain from taking responsibility. Fortunately, a couple of us have thrown out that belief -- ! Jeanne I, like many others, come from a family with all sorts of ingrained beliefs passed down from generation to generation. One major belief very happily carried on by many in my family is the belief that being overweight runs in our family. That it’s ok to be overweight because everyone in our family is. It gives people a valid (not) excuse to eat excessively and refrain from taking responsibility.
Fortunately, a couple of us have thrown out that belief — !
Jeanne

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