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Presuppositions - Working For Us Or Against Us?

By Josette Veltri where shopping is a pleasure. Is this a true statement or a Psychologists have found that people tend to rely
presupposition on the part of a supermarket chain taking for on the first piece of information they learn then, if
Dictionary.com defines granted that people hearing the ad will believe that everyone not mindfully aware, create all kinds of irrational,
the word presupposition as shopping at Publix has a pleasurable shopping experience? illogical, impractical beliefs. So, is it safe to say that
something that is assumed in Another form of a presupposing is the halo effect. As presuppositions are learned, passed down assumptions
advance or taken for granted. part of the halo effect, one notices a single trait about from one generation to the next and, like the laws of
The question to consider someone or something, then attaches other qualities to science, accepted as true? If so, can we assume then that
now is if presuppositions them even if no proof exists. The challenge with the halo presuppositions are part of the human experience that we
are assumptions, then effect is we often set ourselves up for disappointments have learned to live with? A true statement or another
is it possible that our because we believed our assumptions as true and based presupposition?
assumptions, beliefs and other decisions on them. How often have you heard There are beliefs that have been imposed on us that
attitudes may be bias? An yourself say, “I’m surprised about ____ or, I never can make a strong heart weak or make a weak heart
example, would be Publix reminding us to shop at their store expected they would ______.” strong. To know if your presupposed beliefs, assumptions
are accurate, value based and trustworthy, I recommend
Wildlife In Boca Pointe asking the following questions:
1. How am I viewing myself, my neighbors, friends,

family and the world?
Have you captured any images worked for me or against me?
2. Have my beliefs and assumptions about ____
of Wildlife in Boca Pointe? 3. Where did I learn my presuppositions?
4. What, if any, are the facts supporting my beliefs
We’d love to publish your pictures in our new section about people, places and things?
Wildlife in Boca Pointe! In his book As a Man Thinketh, James Allen explains
Please tell us where the photo was taken. Your photos the mind guides our footsteps as we progress along the
may be published in The Viewpointe! pathway of life. Purity of mind leads inevitably to purity
Send your photos to lisa.cammaleri@fsresidential.com.  of life…. love and understanding should control our
Cardinal at Plum Cortina. Rare Black Heron in Costa everyday actions and attitudes.
Photo by Stephanie Norych Brava. Photo by Allan Brand Each person holds the key and is responsible for what
they choose to presuppose, believe and assume. Check
in daily, to assure that what we have taken for granted is
still working for us and not against us.
According to Socrates, an unexamined life is not
worth living. A presupposition or a statement of truth?
You decide!

Josette Veltri, a Boca Point resident, is a certified
educator and coach on loss and transition. Her purpose,
to assist clients heal and move forward so they can go
from I Can’t to I Can, One Step at a Time. She can be
reached at josette@nextstepnewstart.com (https://www.
linkedin.com/in/josettejveltri/). 

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