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Judith A. Sedgeman, EdD

State of Mind

Coming to Peace after Going to War

Posted on January 16, 2020
in Emotional Freedom, Insecurity, Mind, Mind and Consciousness and Thought, Peace, State of Mind
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Let me define what I mean by "coming to peace" and by "going to war." I do not refer to time and place, or to actual events. I refer to the different mindsets, and the states of mind, that support the experience of  peace and the readiness for war. All veterans, around the world, whether they have ever seen conflict or faced an enemy directly, come home ultimately after spending a lot of time in the mindset of uncertainty, risk, readiness, intent to follow orders/training without reflection or question, and awareness...

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When do thoughts matter?

Posted on October 2, 2018
in Emotional Freedom, Insecurity, Peace of Mind, State of Mind, Thought
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When do thoughts matter? Always, and never. Thoughts always matter because our thoughts generate our perceptions and experiences. All we ever know of life is what we think in every moment. Thoughts never matter because they are fleeting images we create in our own minds.  They have no weight or consequence that we don’t give to them. Understanding that we are the authors of our thoughts and it is always up to us how seriously to take them, how long to entertain them, and what significance to give the experiences they engender is...

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What is “a Fresh Start”?

Posted on July 27, 2018
in Mind and Consciousness and Thought, Peace of Mind, State of Mind, Sydney Banks, Thought
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When most people think about a “fresh start,” they bring to mind a complicated series of choices and actions they can take to change their lives. Often that leads to frustration or discouragement because it seems like a big deal to people who are struggling with life. As I work with clients wanting to change, I realize that they are missing the true and only real source of change, a change in their own state of mind and level of understanding that allows them to see life through “new” eyes. It...

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Unconditional Love…

Posted on November 18, 2017
in Gratitude, innate health, Joy, Love, Mind and Consciousness and Thought, Peace of Mind, Spiritual, State of Mind
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When I first got involved in Innate Health, I heard a lot about unconditional love being the answer, no matter what the problem might be. Back then, it sounded nice, but meaningless, to me. I was stepping into this new world from a life that was totally transactional, a life of “If…then”. If I got this contract, then I could give my employees a Christmas bonus; if my daughter got straight A’s, then we would take her to DisneyWorld; if I lost five pounds, then I could wear the red...

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Feeling Our Way through Life

Posted on February 25, 2016
in Depression, innate health, Mind and Consciousness and Thought, resiliency, State of Mind
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People seek help from counselors when they feel bad. No one has ever come into a session with me to complain about their thinking. They come in to say, “I’m really depressed.” “I’m sad and I can’t seem to get over it.” “I am so anxious that I can’t concentrate.” “I get so angry I feel like hitting my children.” That kind of statement. So, intuitively, we know that bad feelings are a sign that we need help. But we believe the bad feelings are coming from the events, people and...

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War and Peace

Posted on May 25, 2015
in Insecurity, Mind and Consciousness and Thought, Peace, Peace of Mind, Security, State of Mind, Sydney Banks, War
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It is ultimately a matter of war and peace whether people across the world come to understand the role of their own and others' thinking and fluctuating states of mind. One person at a time, when someone comes to understand how thought works and what is creating their experience of reality, they become increasingly secure. When a person feels secure, not living at the mercy of external factors, life does not look threatening. Secure people remain calm and exercise judgment, and look for insight and wisdom, rather than reacting or over-reacting...

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