Sunday, May 25, 2014

Two Basic Questions of Thumotics, Part Two

"How are you spirited?" is the qualitative question. Our spirit admits different qualities. For example, our spirit can be sweet or bitter, loving or mean, cold, cool, warm, hot, free or inhibited, expansive or constrained. Our spirit can be troubled, angry, frustrated, grieving, calm, joyful, sad, passionate, erotic, aloof, proud, and of a wide range of other qualities that we could identify.

Like the quantity of our spirit, the quality of our spirit can change from one moment to the next. It can be changed by either internal or external factors. Internally, our own thoughts, self-talk,  imaginings, interpretations, choices, and actions can change the quality of our spirit. Externally, what others say and do, our circumstances, and the events of our life can change the quality of our spirit.

It is the work of thumology to study and increase our knowledge and understanding of the many different qualities of spirit. It is the work of thumotherapy to provide the therapeutic care and healing of the qualities of spirit that hinder living a full and healthy life.  

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