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| GHOSTS OF THE PAST SHOW UP IN STRANGE PLACES |
GHOST
GHOST is a perfect word for this time of the year. GHOSTS for example are a permanent fixture
for Halloween traditions. Or perhaps you
prefer the hotels believing to have GHOST who live and visit the guest during
his/her hotel stay. I don’t know what
you believe about GHOSTS, but I do know you have a GHOST.
Play this game with yourself by making a list of your grandparents,
parents, and siblings. Then choose two
words to define each of those people.
Next, answer this question for each family member, “what is your
mother’s message to you about you?”
Answer that question for each person on your list. Perhaps your dad’s message to you is
something like, “you will never amount to anything.” Now, remind yourself how often you play that
message back to yourself throughout the day.
Ah-ha, you have discovered one of the GHOSTS in your life. This GHOST shows up at work, in your
parenting, in your finances, and in your relationships. There are many other GHOSTLY messages in your
life that haunt you. Some of those
messages you have never told to anyone and have probably become so used to
hearing it, you may not even notice it anymore. Writing your family genogram, just like above,
will help you identify the GHOST in your life.
Other bad memories from childhood scenes at school, church, or a
friend’s house can also haunt you like a GHOST; popping out of nowhere when you
least expect it. Become a GHOST buster
in your personal life and get rid of those unnecessary and scary messages of
your past.
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