{"id":25975,"date":"2023-04-10T18:39:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T18:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snowliontherapy.com\/?page_id=25975"},"modified":"2023-04-20T06:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T06:03:32","slug":"power-of-paradox","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/snowliontherapy.com\/index.php\/power-of-paradox\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of Paradox"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25975\" class=\"elementor elementor-25975\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-230aa52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230aa52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aa6fd7\" data-id=\"6aa6fd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c30d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c30d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Power of Paradox to Challenge Status Quo and Heal<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2882351 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2882351\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6e02ea\" data-id=\"c6e02ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a692335 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a692335\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9ac794\" data-id=\"c9ac794\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125407b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"125407b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>A paradox is a seemingly contradictory thought or statement that runs against our expectations and seems illogical, absurd. However, upon investigation, it appears to be true or at least well-founded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b5cee3\" data-id=\"6b5cee3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3447c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3447c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.&#8221;<\/p><p>Albert Camus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fb7085 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fb7085\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83a4579\" data-id=\"83a4579\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a1c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24a1c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How is this relevant to counseling? First, paradoxes teach us to think; the more flexible and robust our thinking, the better we are equipped to deal with unhealthy thought\u00a0 patterns &#8211; and we know that thoughts affect the way we feel. Kierkegaard (a philosopher whose ideas contributed to existential counseling) said, &#8220;But one must not think ill of the paradox, for the paradox is the passion of thought, and the thinker without the paradox is like the lover without passion.&#8221;<\/p><p>Second, there many types of paradoxical thinking such as tensions. Counseling frequently helps adjust to life&#8217;s tensions. For example, each day we\u00a0 live, we also move towards dying and it&#8217;s impossible to know victory without knowing defeat or know light without knowing what darkness is.\u00a0<\/p><p>Often, we feel constricted in our perception of life&#8217;s many possibilities (sometimes as a result of trauma) and get frustrated and hopeless. Getting a different perspective from someone else helps us see other choices and expand our tolerance of difficult situations. When we see things as &#8220;either or&#8221; and apply black-and-white thinking, life becomes overwhelming. 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