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Handwriting University's WEEKLY STROKES Newsletter
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. FEATURE STORY: Are You Huggable or Buggable?
Written by Guest Author: Kathi McKnight
2. SPOTLIGHTED LEARNING TOOL: Graphotherapy
3. UPCOMING EVENTS: Boot Camp in Paradise -
Costa Rican Retreat
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FEATURE STORY: Are You Huggable or Buggable?
by Kathi McKnight
Edited by Cindy Little
Are you huggable or buggable?
Are you poised for conflict? Poised for hurt?
In other words, are you poised and ready to
be defensive?
Look for this in the letter "t." It
shows up as a loop in the t-stem.
It's perfectly natural to lapse into occasional
bouts of defensiveness, for all of us. But it
is tremendously damaging when it becomes
commonplace. Oversensitivity, being thin
skinned and overreacting to what others
say, jumping to conclusions, getting feelings
hurt with regularity...these are all
dangerous to our peace and well-being.
It's hard to be around someone like that
for any extended period of time.
Anybody know anybody like that??
(Couldn't be in your own handwriting, right?)
Becoming too entrenched in defensiveness
can be dangerous at a collective level as well.
We can ruin economies and ecologies and
even destroy peace. In our personal lives,
we can get rigid and inflexible and become
so closed we don't receive constructive
criticism or allow peaceful relationships and
real intimacy.
Defensiveness attracts the very conflict and
hurt that it is defending against. For example,
the defensive person is Hurt just waiting to
happen and Conflict just waiting to happen.
Do other people push your buttons? How
about your mother – does she push
your buttons? There is an old joke that says,
"Well she has a right to...she's the one who
sewed them on you!"
By the way, the mother influence shows up
in the personal pronoun letter I. The amount
of influence is shown by the loop (or lack
thereof) in the top part of the letter.
If you are an eternal student of human
behavior or of handwriting analysis, you
have the opportunity to take that knowledge
deeper. Do something constructive with it
to help bring about constructive change on
the planet with your knowledge.
In the "Course of Miracles" it says, "If I defend,
I am attacked." When we are poised to defend,
we attract or magnetize attack. It may take
some time to digest that one.
There is a book called, "The Four Agreements,"
written by Don Miguel Ruiz. The second of the
four agreements says to never ever take
anything personally. If this is the first time
you have heard that concept, that can be a
real stretch. When we take things personally,
we feel offended, and our reaction to offense
is to defend our beliefs.
We make something big out of something so
little. We have the need to be right and make
everyone else wrong.
"Don't go mountain climbing over molehills."
May I invite you to do some grapho-therapy
in your handwriting. Especially if you have a
loop in your t-stem
Replace all t's with a retraced t-stem and what
the heck, go ahead and cross it high and long
on the t-bar, adding charisma and high goals
and high self esteem to the mix! Go for the gusto.
Do you know why we take things personally?
Because, on a deeper level, we actually agree
with whatever was said. I know, not what you
wanted to hear. You've heard the saying about
when you point a finger at someone else, you
have three fingers pointing back at yourself??
Well it ain't just an old wives' tale.
The very moment that we agree with whatever
was said about us, we let a poison run through
us. And that poison is called personal importance.
It is the maximum level of selfishness, assuming
that everything is about "me." When there is a
need to be right, everything can seem like a
personal attack.
NOTHING other people do is because of you.
It is because of their own lives. Even if they
attack you personally, it really isn't about you.
It is based on their own lens, through which
they see the world. Through their own eyes
and their belief systems and their own filters.
Don't claim it as yours, it is their stuff. Even
if they intend it for you, you don't have to own
it. Stay mindful that it is about that other person
and stay mindful about yourself.
Simple stuff, but not easy stuff.
What can help you implement this change and
anchor it inside of you? Work with a mindful,
professional graphologist. Take the
grapho-therapy program seriously and do it
for the full 30 days.
Then use this mantra, every time you take
things personally (even if you don't have a
loop in your t, because we all do it at some
level or another)
"This isn't about me.
Even if it seems to be."
(The rhyming poetry will make it more fun
to do. Just like taking a spoonful of sugar
to help the medicine go down. (Any Mary
Poppins fans out there?)
The payoffs can be grand. Living with a
sensitive t or a sensitive d can be a life
lived in quiet desperation and a very
private hell.
We also think that our fears and insecurities
are easily hidden. They aren't. Did you
know that statistics say that up to 93%
of communication is nonverbal? We aren't
so very hidden from one another. We also
are not so very different from one another.
No matter what country or nation or
political belief you adhere to, human beings
are truly one big ol' family.
And speaking of the letter "d"...............
"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation."
~ Henry David Thoreau
This letter holds a lot of information.
The amount of space in the loop of the letter
d tells the degree of sensitivity and perhaps
self-consciousness a person has regarding
their physical self. Their weight, their clothes,
their body, their hair, etc.
A loop in the d-stem also tells us the writer
is not taking good care of their body. For
example, they may need to quit smoking,
they may need to eat better, they may need
to be getting more rest, they may need some
vitamins, they may need to get off of some
of their over-medicated prescriptions, they
may need to eat less potato chips and drink
less beer and eat more vegetables.......you
get the picture.
As logic would have it, the larger the loop
in the d-stem, the more self-consciousness
they have, and the more need there is to
pay attention to the needs of their body
and listen to their body's wisdom. When
it is a really large loop, this is most sad.
I'm not going to mince words here. That
is one of the seven signs of suicide, and
can border on paranoia. It is also based
on a very deep, very emotional scar or
pain. Be mindful with these folks. It is
a serious cry for love.
I highly recommend working with a very
good graphologist and or healthcare
practitioner. Get started on grapho-therapy
and emotional healing. It's a painful way to
live when this is in one's handwriting; but do
know that there is always hope. When
you are loving and content with yourself,
you see the world around you with loving
eyes. I often use the quote, "To know
others is intelligent, but to know self is
enlightened."
Wayne Dyer tells a story of walking along
the beach one day and someone coming
up to him and striking up a conversation,
saying "Hi. I just moved here from Chicago,
Illinois. I was wondering, what are the people
like in this neighborhood? Because, where
I came from, man, people are hostile and
self-centered and always in a rush and it
was a dog eat dog city."
Wayne calmly says, "Oh, you'll pretty much
find it the same way here."
They respond "Oh, okay," and walk away.
Then, a little further down the shoreline,
another person comes over to him and
says, "Hi, I just moved here from Podunk,
Iowa and I'm new to this area, and I was
wondering what the people are like
around here. Because, where I came
from, everybody was great. So friendly,
small town feeling, you could count on
your neighbors..."
And Wayne Dyer calmly replies, "Oh,
you'll pretty much find it the same way here."
They say,"Thanks," and walk away.
Why did he do that? Because everyone
is our mirror and we carry our own reality
with us...how we view the world, through
our own lens, everywhere we go; and
chances were high that the first person
would find their new environment just like
their last. They would see people through
that lens, and the second person would be
seeing the good in those she met, creating
her reality and carrying it with her to this
new place as well.
A suggestion: don't use defensiveness as
a reason to hoist your own issues on another.
When you see this in another's handwriting,
know it is a deep cry for love. There is a
deep pain there. Have compassion for this
person. We all mirror each other anyway.
If a defensive person pushes your buttons,
it is merely a mirror of some place inside
of yourself that is calling out for attention.
You are a miracle just by the fact of being
alive. It's been said that we are spiritual
beings having a human experience. You
are a channel of a greater power that you
can use and tap into at every single moment
of every single day. This very moment.
There is great power in this NOW moment.
No matter what you have thought or played
out, you are a being of soundness of mind,
not a puppet of other people's stuff. Nobody
can tell you who you are.
"No one can make you feel inferior without
your consent."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt.
Do suggested grapho-therapy and choose the
high road. What is the high road you may ask?
Well how about letting it look like YOU are
following your own purpose and your own
vision in your life? That is tremendously more
fulfilling than being stuck in defensiveness and
being a slave to being vulnerable to criticism,
as is depicted in loops in the letter's t and d.
When in doubt, simply ask yourself, "Do I
want to be right or do I wish to have peace?"
Consider that you don't have to get
self-importance at the expense of anybody
else, no matter what dumb thing they have
done. You are already important, and vital.
Do the recommended grapho-therapy that
you or your graphologist recommends, then
just get busy shining your own light.
If you are ready to get a tune-up in your own
handwriting or want more information on just
how to be empowered to shine your own light,
that's what I do and have done for well over a
decade in my own private practice. To order
a private graphology reading and personalized
grapho-therapy session,
http://www.kathimcknight.com/prices.html
To be put on a waiting list for the release of my
CD program called "The 5 Minute MindSpa,"
send an email to Seminars@KathiMcKnight.com
and put "5 Minute MindSpa" in the subject line.
Also, if you haven't signed up yet, Bart is coming
to my city, Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 25th
to give an all day workshop. Sign up here:
http://myhandwriting.com/seminars/
This class was extremely good and awesome.
I heard Bart describe my trait over the internet
and I had to come to the New York Seminar.
It was much more than I expected. I would
have regretted it if I missed it.
Pedro Santos, Architect
Bronx, NY
It is guaranteed to be a jam- packed,
sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat, fun-filled,
highly intriguing day. Bart has asked me to
give our recently sold out tele-seminar, the
9 Secret Sex Traits Found in Handwriting,
live in person. If you haven't signed up yet,
its not too late to get your ticket.
Just c/ick here. http://myhandwriting.com/seminars
Kathi is a very insightful & interesting instructor.
She is lively and helpful. The class subject matter
contained obscure knowledge that we felt lucky
to learn. Definitely cutting-edge material
well-worth knowing--because it can help a
person understand the opposite sex from an
entirely new perspective. Her class offers a
great benefit for anyone trying to understand
someone on a deeper level.
Trish Cap
I hope to see you there!
Namaste,
Kathi McKnight
Kathi McKnight is a master certified international
Graphologist, professional speaker and freelance
writer.
For more information and to sign up for her free
online newsletter, Graphology-at-a-Glance (M.A.G.I.C,)
please visit her website at www.KathiMcKnight.com
Or contact her at Kathi@KathiMcKnight.com
SPOTLIGHTED LEARNING TOOL: Graphotherapy
Kathi suggested you practice writing your t-stems
retraced, with long, high t-bars, to improve your
ability to handle criticism, and your self-esteem
and enthusiasm.
Well, this course will help you do just that, and make it
a permanent positive change. You'll also discover what
other personality traits you might want to change or
improve. Find out all about Graphotherapy and your
road to self-improvement through your handwriting
and your mind, here:
http://www.myhandwriting.com/change/chlf30dy.html
http://www.myhandwriting.com/change/kidsbook.html
P.S. We have courses specifically geared for both children
and adults, so be sure to check both links.
"Each day, I practiced certain letters, and within 30 days my writing got neater. I got better grades and improved my concentration to study for tests and do schoolwork."
Ryan Waton, 10 years old
"In less than a month after changing my handwriting the way Bart
suggested, things started to happen. I got rid of an abusive boyfriend, got
better grades, and met my fiance. That was six years ago. The changes have
helped me accomplish two degrees and a wonderful relationship. As a bonus, it
was easy."...Christian Chrane, Dallas, TX
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STUDENT TESTIMONIALS:
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that we need to clean house in our brains and release
all the pent up energy. You must do this for yourself,
and everyone you care about. I look forward to
being a better me.
Sharon R. Hampton,
Reflexology and Handwriting Analyst
Noblesville, IN
The seminar was excellent! It was both very informative
and lots of fun. Bart is a very dynamic speaker and very
entertaining.
The content of the seminar was an excellent introduction
to handwriting psychology and an excellent enrichment
for the more advanced students.
Greg Papa, Student
New York, NY
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Using the skills I was able to acquire in just one day,
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Who could not benefit? Great job!
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Best wishes,
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