Do Not Dwell in Witch-Craft Thinking!



We all have potentials to live life happily ever after. However, something stands in the way. What would that be? You may come up with many reasons why it is tough, when someone very close like your parents tell you that you are a witch, and you are the cause of all suffering--that is actually happening in many African countries. In Japan, there is something similar called ijime, but not as extreme as that in Africa. I bet it is tough.



Is it real? Yes, this is what they say. Have you researched if witch-craft is real? Sufferings may occur from different reasons than witch-craft. What would you do if this was only the imagination of you or of the people surrounding you and all you needed was just to change your thoughts so that you can have better life? For example, if you can go live on your own and earn your living, there is no doubt you will not have to deal with those who accuse you. From the viewpoints of others, you may look like a “witch” but really witch means a way to blame others for the problems that they cannot cope with.



Therefore, if you value your well-being, you should not listen to someone’s unreasonable accusation or discrimination against you. In fact, it is dangerous if you hold on to the ideas that you are associated with any curses. I am writing to examine how you can overcome negative thoughts and fear because allowing negative thoughts and fear is more damaging to the individuals’ growth as a person.



Let’s examine what the negative thoughts are. Do the exercise below.



Sam: “Joyce I am so sorry to inform you but your application for the scholarship was denied.”



Joyce: “Oh, I really? How was that possible! Oh I know my native doctor stopped me and told me that I should pay fees to remove my bad luck.”



Sam: “You actually missed a few points on writing test…”



Joyce: “Sorry it was because I did not pay fees on that day. I just wanted to let you know that my non-payment really affected my application.”



Sam: “Don't worry please. That is not the case! Please save your words and do the best next time. That is all I ask for.”



Notice the message that Joyce is giving. There was an inference that Joyce thought that Sam’s denying application because of not getting a help from the medicine man. Sam did deny Joyce’s presumptions, but do you notice the rigidly believing all failure is the result of witch-craft can be dangerous? Once Joyce started arguing, it ascribed the undue burden on Sam to prove that it is wrong. In other words, Sam could not get a chance to explain what she missed in the writing test, but he was trying to prove that her assumption on non-payment wasn’t the reason. See how conversations can be changed below.



Sam: “Joyce I am so sorry to inform you but your application for the scholarship was denied.”



Joyce “Oh, that is disappointing, but I am grateful that you keep informing me. Would that be OK to tell me what went wrong?



Sam: “You actually missed a few points on writing test…”



Joyce: “Oh really? Will you mind if I look at the test and see what went wrong?”



Sam: “Oh, that is no problem. I am available on Wednesday at 3PM, my office hours. ”



Here Joyce did not allow herself to dwell in negative thoughts and help Sam to continue having good faith in Joyce. Do you notice how the conversation can be different? This would help her prepare for her to apply another scholarship test. Now she won positive outlook in the conversation—no guessing, no assumption, no imagination or negatives. As for the first conversation, Sam may be no way giving Joyce any information on the test result, and she will continue to worry her bad luck without studying for the test. To make it short, this is all about being well-being. Living life without witch-craft thinking leads to more solution oriented, that you are likely to improve your life.



Below is the comment made on witch-craft spell online. How do you change the witch-craft thinking into positive thinking? Let us change the way of thinking. \"I am having bad lucks lately past several years and I don’t know what to do to remove this spell. I have three kids but my business has gone bad and has dropped our profit 90%, and now I am in debt to credit cards and banks.\" can be changed to \"I noticed that there has been decline in our business profit 90% over the past several years. I see some debts on my credit card. I must do something to make a change or my 3 children will suffer from starvation. How do I do it? Let me consult my accountant so that he may be able to give me advice. In the worst case, we can sell our property, but I need to come up with the solution.\"



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