1.0The Queen of My Selfhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyselfDonna Heneshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/author/dhenesNoting the Process - The Queen of My Selfrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eN9s2s0w9b"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2014/05/noting-the-process.html">Noting the Process</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2014/05/noting-the-process.html/embed#?secret=eN9s2s0w9b" width="600" height="338" title="“Noting the Process” — The Queen of My Self" data-secret="eN9s2s0w9b" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The mental part of our Self is not satisfied with simply accessing our intentions and motives. Our minds want to know what they mean and how they affect us. Our conscious, rational aspect craves order, information, comprehension. We humans seem to have a basic need to organize, classify and characterize the world around us. When…