Leo, you remind me of Carl Whittaker who said his theory of how to do therapy is to have no theory at all. Well, that's a theory. I do see your goal is to have no goals. I think that's better than having goals in the way you describe. You give a great description of goal setting can be so frustrating. The problem isn't goals, it's attachment to goals. Attachment causes suffering. So make all the goals you want, even a goal of having no goals, just don't attach any feelings of self-worth or happiness to them. How's that for a goal?
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Leo, you remind
me of Carl Whittaker who said his theory of how to do therapy is to have no
theory at all. Well, that's a theory. I do see your goal is to have no goals. I
think that's better than having goals in the way you describe. You give a great
description of goal setting can be so frustrating. The problem isn't goals,
it's attachment to goals. Attachment causes suffering. So make all the goals
you want, even a goal of having no goals, just don't attach any feelings of self-worth
or happiness to them. How's that for a goal?
Eddie Reece,
MS, LPC
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