Mandy Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Quote Mention Youtube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enlightened Cat Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Suppression vs expression. Quote Mention Describe a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessed2 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 The bottom picture feels better for some reason. Not sure why. Quote Mention I am the playful and ever-present Source, joyfully embracing every thought and emotion as part of my perfect, unfolding co-creative dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orb Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 On 9/7/2024 at 8:58 AM, Mandy said: Actually listening vs. Not listening Quote Mention "Mediocrity is gone. Mind is clear of limitation. I seek no state of enlightenment. Neither do I remain where no enlightenment exists. Since I linger in neither condition, eyes cannot see me. If hundreds of birds strew my path with flowers, such praise would be meaningless." - A Comment on the 8th Ox Herding Picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 I think it's relieving and clarifying to have someone who isn't trying to fix you, however, I think expecting emotional support from others sometimes hinders us from actually listening to ourselves. Quote Mention Youtube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 That we attract people who won't listen can be a mirror effect of not listening to ourselves. Listening to ourselves means feeling into the resonance of what we say with ourselves. Meditation and journaling and inspecting beliefs is what leads to the best conversations. Not to say that talking to someone is actually different from those things. We often are more intentional with what we say, (listen to ourselves) if we believe it's for someone else that we do this. If we were to rely too heavily on feedback from someone else, we would no longer be expressing but explaining ourselves or arguing for the way we feel, and how it's not how we want to feel and our powerless part in it. Quote Mention Youtube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 The futility of helpful and unhelpful. Those teeth in pic 2. 😅 Quote Mention YouTube Website Sessions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orb Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 1 hour ago, Mandy said: That we attract people who won't listen can be a mirror effect of not listening to ourselves. Listening to ourselves means feeling into the resonance of what we say with ourselves. Meditation and journaling and inspecting beliefs is what leads to the best conversations. Not to say that talking to someone is actually different from those things. We often are more intentional with what we say, (listen to ourselves) if we believe it's for someone else that we do this. If we were to rely too heavily on feedback from someone else, we would no longer be expressing but explaining ourselves or arguing for the way we feel, and how it's not how we want to feel and our powerless part in it. I love it Quote Mention "Mediocrity is gone. Mind is clear of limitation. I seek no state of enlightenment. Neither do I remain where no enlightenment exists. Since I linger in neither condition, eyes cannot see me. If hundreds of birds strew my path with flowers, such praise would be meaningless." - A Comment on the 8th Ox Herding Picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Links Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 The first shark is rejecting the other's feelings, worse than that, telling the suffering shark to reject their own feelings. The second shark is validating, accepting of feelings even if painful. With practice it can lead to empathy and secure attachment building. Funnily enough, our therapist (who isn't a shark 😀) gave us this same lesson only last week. Quote Mention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.