Re: [ET2] Digest Number 91

I think willpower always requires intention. The target of intention, as
used in emotrance, is always something in the domain we can influence
directly-- simply by intending. When we target outcomes outside this domain
willpower becomes involved. We need to chunk the task down into things
doable through intention. Sometimes we don't know all the pieces that will
be required. Then we must maintain the will to find the pieces and sustain
our purpose in the face of competing interests and distractions. Sometimes
we know the pieces but they must be done over time and again we must sustain
the will to do them at the proper time.

These are my first thoughts of the distinction asked for.

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>Subject: [ET2] Digest Number 91
>Date: 2 Mar 2003 09:52:47 -0000
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> 1. Chanting dogs.
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> 2. Re: Chanting dogs?or intention vs. willpower.
> From: "Mohamed Salim" <mhd.ad_at_xHzKfpn2ain8Cta56sm8shxbLx-jaYV6dOeZPVMkcV8ANQRVhE6KZIDosatRFAOj-BAyL.yahoo.invalid>
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>Subject: Chanting dogs.
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>Chanting dogs…or intention vs. willpower.
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>Been practicing/sharing ET with a few friends by email and when they
>reached sticking points offered all the proper added instructions for
>self-help (follow the movement with the hands, talk the movement
>*outloud*, and threw in the bit about doing it in front of a mirror
>that's been mentioned on the other lists, and switching over to EFT
>if necessary.) They found that all very helpful, BUT what sent them
>over the top was when I sent them a little litany I use when I'm
>moving the energy:
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>Soften and flow,
>Heal and restore.
>Dissolve into mist
>And return to the flow.
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>Just little snips from the ET book. One friend commented that just
>reading the words and the energy started to move, and another that my
>little chant made all the difference.
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>And I have been thinking about why that is, and why I started to use
>the `chant' and what I think it does for me that translated over into
>what it did for them.
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>For me the chant keeps me focused toward `intention mode' and away
>from `willpower mode'. `Willpower' doesn't `move' energy, intention
>does. Without the chant, I find myself drifting into trying to `will'
>the energy to move and, of course, when I do everything `stops'.
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>I think that must be what many do when they first start out, trying
>to `will' the energy to move because they think *that* is what they
>are supposed to be doing. They don't understand the difference
>between intention and willpower.
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>I *know* the difference, but can't seem to find the words or
>expressions to be able to pass that information on.
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>One thing that came to mind was the Harmony Programme, and the `law
>of nature' that if you pull your dog in one direction, your dog will
>pull with matching force in the exact opposite direction, thereby
>creating a stalemate. And in `some way' dogs and energy `work' the
>same way. Energy responds to force/willpower the same way a dog does,
>with an equal and opposite force that cancels all movement.
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>Then I thought about my adopted tribal name, and that is part of it,
>too; we want to *dance* with the energy, not shove it about the room.
>Think of a waltz with both partners trying to lead. LOL!
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>And that's where I am stuck. Are there any wordsmiths among you all
>that can provide me the difference between intent and willpower that
>I can pass on?
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>RD
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> Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 09:21:40 +0400
> From: "Mohamed Salim" <mhd.ad_at_xHzKfpn2ain8Cta56sm8shxbLx-jaYV6dOeZPVMkcV8ANQRVhE6KZIDosatRFAOj-BAyL.yahoo.invalid>
>Subject: Re: Chanting dogs?or intention vs. willpower.
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>Dear Rd ,
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> >Chanting dogs…or intention vs. willpower.
>
> >Been practicing/sharing ET with a few friends by email and when they
> >reached sticking points offered all the proper added instructions for
> >self-help (follow the movement with the hands, talk the movement
> >*outloud*, and threw in the bit about doing it in front of a mirror
> >that's been mentioned on the other lists, and switching over to EFT
> >if necessary.) They found that all very helpful, BUT what sent them
> >over the top was when I sent them a little litany I use when I'm
> >moving the energy:
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> >Soften and flow,
> >Heal and restore.
> >Dissolve into mist
> >And return to the flow.
>
>Iam a sucker for mantras and chants..I will try the above after printing
>it.
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>Moving the "blockage"after locating it for those who have not had physical
>contacts with ET Therapists is a very frustrating situation.I can feel the
>"pain" and I would soften it with hands etc. but I guess my will to move
>would come on the way...so the question is to relax and let it go.The fact
>that I started doing the Et and locating the "blockage" means that I want(
>my will) here to "remove"it...I have tried E.F.T here by saying "even
>though I really want this pain to go on my chest.." and I seem to relax a
>little but still it doesn't seem to move.
>Thanks a lot for bringing this up,maybe the newbies who know Et through
>linear reading can get more feedback. I appreciate all the feedback I have
>gotten so far from the others and its all bricks adding to each other.
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>Rd continues:
> >And that's where I am stuck. Are there any wordsmiths among you all
> >that can provide me the difference between intent and willpower that
> >I can pass on?
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>This would be a turning point for us if we will be able to switch from
>"willpower" to "intent" .Maybe Iam doing E.ft wrongly here would there be
>another way ? Thanks Rd,pls do go on with the search..its leading us to
>the "exit" and freedom.
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