The news is good! My last contribution documented for public consumption my own personal emotional struggles. I’m thinking there was a whole lotta heartburn going on - sorry about that. I did get some love sent out my way, both in comments and other personal messages, and I thank you for that.
What I have found is that when I am so focused on what I am feeling, what is happening to me, making it all about me once again, I don’t do as well as when I focus on reaching out to others. But I can get so stuck in that place that spirals down and reflects the more negative (and less attractive and palatable) side of myself, that it becomes a self-perpetuating dilemma. So how do I get out? Well, for one thing, I fortunately have had years and years of experience at this, and I have learned tricks. Tricks like finding something to laugh heartily about, sometimes lots of laughing. Also, getting in touch with some non-physical essence is a real boon, and for lack of a better description I will use the commonly accepted word of Spiritual. It always takes lots of work, but when I climb out of my pit it is always worth it. This time, I came across something on the web that is informational, is group based, and also can be helpful to many. I am speaking of a powerful global project, The Global Coherence Initiative, (find it at http://www.glcoherence.org/two-minute-planetary-radiance.html). You might want to take some extra time to look at the entire site, but the link above is to the Two-Minute Radiance project. It is just a two-minute meditation with the intent to focus loving feelings to the earth and to humanity. For those of you who are more traditionally religious and might be uncomfortable with thinking of meditating - it is really just prayer. Beautiful, powerful prayer. This little exercise jump-started my Happy Place and filled me with such good feelings, I did it again, with the intent specifically to send comfort to those struggling in Haiti.
The Global Coherence Initiative explains that they request that we do this for two minutes a day for three months. They choose this amount of time because many people have difficulty saying they will commit to something for longer term, but most of us can do something for three months. Go to the link and follow the instructions. Also, check out the entire website. You may scoff at this, but I dare you to try it once.
Love you all – Victoria J Mecham
What I have found is that when I am so focused on what I am feeling, what is happening to me, making it all about me once again, I don’t do as well as when I focus on reaching out to others. But I can get so stuck in that place that spirals down and reflects the more negative (and less attractive and palatable) side of myself, that it becomes a self-perpetuating dilemma. So how do I get out? Well, for one thing, I fortunately have had years and years of experience at this, and I have learned tricks. Tricks like finding something to laugh heartily about, sometimes lots of laughing. Also, getting in touch with some non-physical essence is a real boon, and for lack of a better description I will use the commonly accepted word of Spiritual. It always takes lots of work, but when I climb out of my pit it is always worth it. This time, I came across something on the web that is informational, is group based, and also can be helpful to many. I am speaking of a powerful global project, The Global Coherence Initiative, (find it at http://www.glcoherence.org/two-minute-planetary-radiance.html). You might want to take some extra time to look at the entire site, but the link above is to the Two-Minute Radiance project. It is just a two-minute meditation with the intent to focus loving feelings to the earth and to humanity. For those of you who are more traditionally religious and might be uncomfortable with thinking of meditating - it is really just prayer. Beautiful, powerful prayer. This little exercise jump-started my Happy Place and filled me with such good feelings, I did it again, with the intent specifically to send comfort to those struggling in Haiti.
The Global Coherence Initiative explains that they request that we do this for two minutes a day for three months. They choose this amount of time because many people have difficulty saying they will commit to something for longer term, but most of us can do something for three months. Go to the link and follow the instructions. Also, check out the entire website. You may scoff at this, but I dare you to try it once.
Love you all – Victoria J Mecham
I am going to give it a try. I love the idea. -Jen
ReplyDeleteB-toria - your comment of "I'm sorry" - bothers me, in that you are apologizing for your true feelings, and in apologizing for your feelings, you're denying truth as well as yourself. You did nothing wrong. No apology necessary. You were not hurting any one in sharing your feelings and internal grief. You were delving deeply into your pain & sorrow, and in sharing, releasing! Sorry isn't necessary for that. You were not deliberately hurting anyone. If that were the case, THEN sorry would be rightfully forthcoming.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you are climbing. Reaching up and outward.
Love you. I'm Myrt, by the way. ;) xoxoxo ;-*
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