Comments on: Dissolving the bars of your mental cage http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/12/dissolving-the.html Turn On Tue, 22 May 2012 20:19:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Brian Larson http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/12/dissolving-the.html/comment-page-1#comment-3449 Brian Larson Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:29:33 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2008/12/dissolving-the.html#comment-3449 <p>Marc,<br /> I have an old friend who is a recovering alcoholic who sees in WoO a metaphor for addiction and recovery--I'm not sure whether that's a widely held view of the book/movie or not.</p> <p>But the message I get from it is similar to the one you've identified: Whatever needs doing, you probably already have the strength inside you to do it; the only way you can find out for sure is to try.</p> <p>I don't see it as pollyanna "You can do anything you try." Rather, I see it as pragmatic, "Believe you can do something until proven otherwise; and make sure you get cast-iron proof."</p> <p>-Brian</p> Marc,
I have an old friend who is a recovering alcoholic who sees in WoO a metaphor for addiction and recovery–I'm not sure whether that's a widely held view of the book/movie or not.

But the message I get from it is similar to the one you've identified: Whatever needs doing, you probably already have the strength inside you to do it; the only way you can find out for sure is to try.

I don't see it as pollyanna "You can do anything you try." Rather, I see it as pragmatic, "Believe you can do something until proven otherwise; and make sure you get cast-iron proof."

-Brian

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