Power Process Detach Why detach Attachments are addictions

Why detach? • Attachments are addictions • Attachments often cause us to perform poorly.

What is attachment? • We can be attached to emotions as well as thoughts.

How do I detach? • • Practice “observer consciousness” Practice perspective Practice breathing Rewrite

Some cautions when “detaching: ” • Giving up an addiction to getting an “A”

What if it’s true? • If I was to teach this Power Process I

Keep looking for answers • Expand your consciousness • Improve concentration and focus Copyright

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Power Process Detach

Why detach? • Attachments are addictions • Attachments often cause us to perform poorly. • Attachments prevent us from exposure to new things. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 2

What is attachment? • We can be attached to emotions as well as thoughts. • You can recognize an attachment because of… – Strong emotions—feeling irritated, angry, jealous, confused… – Feelings of nervousness, weakness, or nausea Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3

Some cautions when “detaching: ” • Giving up an addiction to getting an “A” is different from giving up being an “A” student • Detachment is different from denial • Being detached is not the same as being apathetic • Done properly, seeing problems as opportunities removes self-imposed barriers to creativity and personal growth. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5

What if it’s true? • If I was to teach this Power Process I would… • If this is tested the most important points are… • If I needed to remember this forever… Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 6