Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cork under the water
English answer:
suppressed spirit
English term
United States
Accurate / Fast / Cheap -- Pick Two
Native in: Hungarian 
, English
Works in: Hungarian to English, English to Hungarian, English, and 1 more.
cork under the water
"Make the best of where you are and do your best to line up your Energy from where you are, because any bit of struggle or any bit of regret only *holds your cork under the water* and doesn't allow you to connect with the Energy that would allow anything to improve."
/from Abraham-Hicks: Law of Attraction/
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French to English, English to English
Native in: English
Works in: English, French to English, French Middle (ca.1400-1600) to English
it seems to have been used before
The only added idea here is the force released when the pressure keeping the cork down is removed. That cork shooting up is a bit violent in some cases. The keeping a woman down down analogy seems to popular.
Here from a 2003 interview with Ben Kingsley at the National Film Theatre:
He had previously discussed his active imagination which was being supressed. There is more in the interview.
"BK: Manchester Grammar School, you see, I'm sorry, cork under water, physics... and you let go of the cork - it will shoot to the surface... and somebody let go of the cork in me, it shot to the surface, I was very very happy on stage. I was given some smashing roles and I was told from there that I must audition and try and do it professionally, but it was fifteen years in the theatre, the invisible camera crew disappeared and I was working hard rehearsing and playing on stage."
http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/interviews/kingsley.html
FROM A FACEBOOK POSTING:
Trying to put a woman in her place is a lot like trying to hold a cork under water...eventually she's gonna pop up and hit you in the nose....!
http://ko-kr.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=119635534...
from: A Tale of the Ozark Low Hill Country (2008 book)
"You can hold a cork under water, but it is its nature to float, and the very second your thumb is removed, it will bob to the surface. Brother Dempster would have made a good sewing machine agent."
http://books.google.com/books?id=9mAbGdGRIvEC&pg=PA42&lpg=PA...
One more:
10 years ago I needed to take a significant amount of time and energy for myself, to recover from childhood trauma. I had tried to ignore the impact the abuse had on my life. The effects kept bubbling to the surface and pushing them down was becoming like trying to hold a cork under water. Finally I gave myself what I needed, and got help to deal with the traumas, over a number of years. Being selfish in this way resulted in changes in my relationships, and ultimately ending my marriage. In the end, I know I’m more authentic and healthier person, which is better for everyone who touches my life.
http://www.peoplejam.com/blogs/selfishness-selflessness
| Thanks so much Stephanie for spending your time on finding these great examples; now I truly get this, even the visuals! : ) |
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kmtext
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Suzan Hamer
: As good as the other answers are, yours backs them all up and illustrates the idea as well.
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British Diana
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Carolyn Gille
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Claire Nolan
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Thanks. Its an interesting physical analogy, I always enjoy these.
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cork floats
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stifles you/ holds you down
| Thanks Jenni, good to know that the authors invented this one (and many more, actually). |
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John Detre
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Good evening and thanks, John.
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Claire Nolan
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Good morning and thanks, Clanola.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Good afternoon and thanks, Tina.
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forcing an unnatural state of affairs
This is my interpretation. There may be others.
| What a lovely, sensible explanation; nearly as moving as these Hicks writings. :) Thank you Claire! |
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John Detre
: no, there are no others, I think we're all saying the same thing :-)
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Thank you, John; you are right.
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Accurate, idiomatic value and service
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: Dutch to English, German to English, French to English, and 16 more.
drags you down / is an anchor that stops you rising
"anchor" is a term also used in psychology for the things of the past that people sometimes hold on to frantically [e.g. regret, as in the text] that also [act as an excuse to] stop them from moving on.
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