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COSMO EXPLAINS THE TREE OF HAPPINESS PART ONE
This story has two parts and differs from many of the other Adventures of Cosmos Crow stories in several ways. Once again, the main character, the Princess who becomes the Queen, is caught up in her irrational (Stinky Thinking) beliefs. However, she has the aid of an Elf. Within each part of the story there are illustrations of the main character’s thinking and lessons valuable for the reader.
In Part One, the young princess who is very unhappy because the Wizard has told her that she was born under the “Wrong Stars.” Because of this prediction, she believes that she will never be happy, have friends or do well in school. Believing this prediction, she never tries to make friends, does not try to do well in school and consequently is very unhappy.
The Wizard, as the one who imparts irrational beliefs, is an important concept. The WHY and WHERE of irrational (Stinky Thinking beliefs are not important. We may not know why we believe something that is totally false or where the idea started. The fact that we believe it is true is what is important. If we believe something, then it becomes our reality. Our beliefs are what we use to measure and evaluate our lives.
If your belief is “I will never be able to do well in school,” then it
will be very difficult for you to succeed. A good grade will be seen by you as an accident and additional effort or a tutor, as a waste of time and effort.
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