freediver wrote on Oct 8
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aquascoot wrote on Oct 8
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freediver wrote on Oct 8
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aquascoot wrote on Oct 8
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freediver wrote on Oct 8
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aquascoot wrote on Oct 8
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freediver wrote on Oct 8
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aquascoot wrote on Oct 7
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freediver wrote on Oct 7
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aquascoot wrote on Oct 7
th, 2026 at 5:35pm:
freediver wrote on Oct 7
th, 2026 at 5:13pm:
For starters, I wouldn't have gotten into a fight with dogs. The last bloke I saw do that ended up stabbing himself.
Good to know. If your faithful old dog is held down by two dogs that got into your property, you can enjoy watching the sport from your bedroom window..
From your own story, it sounds like this is exactly what you should have done too. But you call it hindsight. I would call it foresight.
What "emotional training" were you talking about?
I would hate to see you watching your kids play.
I have no doubt that dog would lay down his life for me.
So, no, I am not going to put myself in lockdown to stay " safe".
Now, my wife trying to keep the dogs from chasing her horses through a fence ?
Am I also to observe this from the bedroom window as part of an anger management strategy
Your emotions are clouding your judgement Scoot.
What "emotional training" are you talking about?
You are quite triggering with your rather ignorant posts suggesting I should abandon my dog to being attacked.
Now , I will do 30 seconds of deep breath work to gain emotional control.
Ahh , that's better.
"Freediver, you are not dealing with me in good faith."
If I didn't exercise such emotional control , I might have responded
"Freediver , you are a dead set moron."
Can you see how learning the skills of emotional control help us to develop emotional intelligence and self regulate ?
What "emotional training" are you talking about?
The gift which keeps giving.
In business you can destroy your business by losing it with a customer.
Hence we train our brains to control our emotions.
Part of this is breath work but a lot of it is realising , every time you feel " upset" or " triggered" you must refresh this immediately to
" this isn't happening TO ME this is happening FOR ME.
so when you are stuck in traffic or you see litter on the footpath or the sink is full of dirty dishes you think
" this is an opportunity to not yell at my wife or be a little whining sook but to man up and humbley fix the problem ".
I call this working on your emotions.
Gym training to strengthen the mind.
Done on a daily basis.
It might save your business.
It might save your relationship.
It might save your life .
It's the reason I am not attacking you at the moment for your silly questions.
Rather I am using them as a micro suck , a little petty annoyance to help me exercise my higher / better self.
I thank you for providing this opportunity for personal growth
So the emotional training that saved your life is breathing and telling yourself a little mantra about personal obstacles?
Incorrect.
Lots of practice on a daily basis to master the emotions.
10,000 hours to mastery.
Would you like to tell us more about all this emotional training you do?
Sure but we must first acknowledge I have explained this already.
Now YOU do lots of hours a day of training in being distracted which is why I must explain it again.
The program of emotional training by aquascoot to learn emotional resilience.
During the day , on multiple occasions, an event will occur causing a triggering of frustration
Examples
Light turns red
No milk in fridge.
Dog barks and wakes you at 3 am
Big queue at servo
Dinner too salty
Rain wets washing
Forget to put bins out
Cut off in traffic
Bit of dust gets in eyes.
Black ant bite.
Power bill up a bit.
Long commercial break
Phone goes flat.
Spill drink
Mild toothache.
Stubb toe.
Wife snores.
And a million more.
These are called by aqua. " Micro sucks".
By immediately catching yourself being a tiny bit negative, immediate reframe, gratitude for life, 30 seconds of deep breathing, reminding yourself that pain is unavoidable but suffering is a choice, choosing not to suffer and to be at peace when things don't " go your way "
Smiling and laughing at yourself for being such a pussy that you even got slightly annoyed.
You are building the mental muscle to handle bigger and bigger threats to your peace of mind.
Am I a Master guru , who was able to remain like a Buddhist monk in the face of a dog fight on my property?
Not yet.
But I was able to calm down quicker then the dogs the horses the dog owner , he wife, the neighbours x 2 and heir partners x 2.
But I haven't done my 10,000 hours to mastery.
However , I have done an hour of calmly responding to you and smiling at the progress you have provided for me.
Like I say
An antagonist is the gift which keeps giving.
I must thank you for this good conversation