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Important correction on yesterday's post

And an riff on self created certainty.

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Jim Dalling
Mar 03, 2022
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There is a mistake I must correct and point out from my post yesterday.

There, I was talking about transactional analysis AND laid something out WRONG that needs-a-fixing.

There I wrote:

Read those numbers again. Notice your body. Feeling anything?

Likely not.

This is the realm of the parent ego state.

And knowing this little trick is helpful.

I’ve bolded my mistake.

It’s not the ‘parent’ state at all. Talking about numbers with someone is an adult to adult interaction.

That’s now fixed on the blog and it reads:

Read those numbers again. Notice your body. Feeling anything?

Likely not.

This is the realm of the adult ego state.

And knowing this little trick is helpful.

Phew. Glad that’s complete.

I’ve been distracted lately.

Certainty. Numbers. Self created certainty.

Like I just said, I’ve been a bit distracted lately.

And?

Over a year ago I made the simple decision to write and share with all of you everyday.

This decision has wiped out a lot of uncertainty in my life.

Now I’m sure about a few things.

Wh…

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