Constructive Choices: The Basic Ideas Of Science Of Mind

“No one is born fully-formed: it is through self-experience in the world that we become what we are.”

Since the beginning of time, the environment in which one is accustomed to provides them with the choices that lead down paths that make their legacy. This environment can be negative or positive, structured or chaotic, rich or poor, all which give a variety of choices. Regardless of the different trials and tribulations we face ultimately, it is the choices we make in response that make us the person we become.

To say we are insignificant is not to say we do not have unique qualities, but rather gives perspective to our design. Creation provides a space for human intellectual growth but cannot be mastered by humanity. He continues into the next sub-chapter, how one can “measure” him or herself within Creation. By acceptance of our place in the universe, we are whole.

This explanation believes that these lifestyles are chosen by the individual. It believes that the individual is responsible for their own behaviour and responsible for their own healthy lifestyle choices.

Our circumstances do not determine our lives. Instead, our lives are determined by our choices. That is not to say that our lives are not impacted by the country in which we were born, the family which we were born to, or the tragedies which touched our lives. We are given a choice of how we respond to those things, and the power of choice means that the lessons and value of our lives is not determined by outside influences, but instead it is determined by our reaction to those influences.

	Living is about making choices. The choices people make shape their lives for better or worse. Even the decision not to choose has its effects, often not wanted. But the individual who chooses to make positive choices and to act accordingly is more likely to see his or her life reflect his or her beliefs and desires. Usually the individual who chooses to take action is also willing to face the risks and obstacles that such choices involve.

The resources of the soul are immense and go far beyond our highest imagination. We do not know our soul’s potential, however, we do know that it is almost immeasurable.Finally, both men believe that the imagination can uplift and change our lives.

As the author said, sometimes the fate can be changed by choice you make. It encourages the reader that it is always possible to change and fix destinies before it is too late. One important quote that the author wrote is, “This book is meant to show us how... our destinies can be determined by a single stumble down the wrong path , or a tentative step down the right one." (Moore xiv).

He argues that it is man’s responsibility to use this freedom to search for knowledge and enlightenment in order to get higher. It sounds as if he was saying God would be happier to see man reach perfection and would even admire man for being the creature who works on the creation of God the architect, and bring about changes.

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

Thesis: The mind-body problem arises because of the lack of evidence when looking for a specific explanation of the interaction of mental and physical states, and the origin and even existence of them.

As illustrated on pg. 16 of The Basic Ideas of Science of Mind, Holmes taught the concept of a trinity; however, his version differed significantly from the traditional Christian trinity. Even though most religious teachings exclude the physical from considerations and representations of a spiritual reality, the trinity that Holmes propounded includes the physical. Moreover, he reasoned that Reality is infinite, and consequently, every aspect and manifestation of It must be one with It; and provided that is the case, the physical and the spiritual cannot be separate. Accordingly, by dismissing the belief that the physical is an illusion, and being equally unwilling to denounce the spiritual as delusional, Holmes concluded that the physical

This indicates that there is a separation between the spiritual and material nature of mankind. According to the author it appears that a person is not able to have both.

“ You, unhampered, may determine your own limits according to your own will, into whose power I have placed you. I have set you in the center of the world; from there you can better see whatever is in the world. I have made you neither heavenly nor terrestrial, neither mortal nor immortal, in order that, like a free and sovereign artificer, you can fashion your own form of your own substance. ”

In “Personal Decisions are the Leading Cause of Death,” Keeney (2008) presents the viewpoint that a substantial amount of deaths in America are caused by poor personal decision-making. More specifically, he states that it is premature deaths that are attributable to poor decisions on an individual’s behalf (Keeney, 2008, p. 1336). In comparison, our class readings and notes regarding the Social Determinants of Health argue that much of an individual’s overall health status is shaped by “key aspects of people’s living and working circumstances” (WHO, 2003, p. 5) and is not solely dependent on the conscious choices they make day-to-day.