You don't have to watch much real life TV these days to see this dynamic being subconsciously perpetuated when someone starts crying and the instant response is always 'don't cry',or the cryer themselves apologise for having started to cry.
Appreciate your highlighting of the outdated story in this piece. It resonates with much of what I'm reading lately in that ALL feelings are meant to be, each an opposite of something either better or worse. One can't exist without the other. They each give the other meaning. Attempts to rid oneself of the ‘bad’ while impossible would also rid oneself of the good. All must have their space and time.
Absolutely. It's all part of the human experience ❤️ It can be hard to deal with difficult emotions & the tendency to run away from them is strong. But if we can stay we know that we can let them pass through. Rumi's poem "guesthouse" talks about this beautifully. But like everything else conceptual understanding alone isn't sufficient. We have to experience & learn for ourselves.
This text encouraged me to practice opening myself not only to positive but also all the negative feelings. After four days I feel frazzled. Anyway, I had some really sad but at the same time beautiful moments. And for the first time in many months I let anger come up and allowed myself to feel the fear and sadness feeding my anger. It was after all not that bad and I learned something about myself.
Yes! As far as I’m concerned I am an ever flowing, ever changing, inexplicable expression of Nature including when it appears that I don’t like the current ever flowing, ever changing, inexplicable expression of Nature that is occurring in that moment along with all the emotions and seemingly bitching, complaining, fear, anger, and/or poor me aspects.😜
Although I will say it happens less often (so far) now that this natural perspective is seemingly spontaneously coming about and also going away at times.
I can honestly report with no hesitation I had no independent control or part in any of it whatsoever since I couldn’t begin to tell you what I will be thinking or doing 5 seconds, 5 minutes, 5 hours etc from now in any detail and can take no credit or blame for any ever changing flowing moment because as soon as I try to do it, it has changed even if subtly again.
That’s just the way it goes as near as I can tell. It’s a real buzz kill on the whole blissed out always in joy, loving kindness fantasy I liked to mentally rif on although pleasant moments do occur as well.
Simon, you have been looking over my shoulder again...(-:)...I could read this every moment of every day...Breathe...sense...begin again...begin again. Thanks, Simon. Love, Tom
PS: But after this psilocybin experience I have planned...Oh yeah...Breathe...sense...begin again...(-:)
"Maybe we find a video on YouTube from Rupert Spira or we read some Eckhart Tolle." :) I feel caught! :) Lately I had that thought: "Even after my yet strongest spiritual experience I tended to cherry pick and think things like a negative emotion shouldn't be here any more." It is why I refer to that experience as "fake enlightenment". xD It was strong and I feel like it changed my life, but it left something to be desired. xD Hahaha! :) I got the message, that I need to make friends with all of my experience. I even found an old note I took: "Say yes to your experience." But when I wrote that, I did not grasp its meaning. :) I am sitting here laughing and think this is all really funny. But I know later today I will probably try to push away again. This really is a big change and I feel I need a lot of patience and practice yet to free myself of the old habits.
You don't have to watch much real life TV these days to see this dynamic being subconsciously perpetuated when someone starts crying and the instant response is always 'don't cry',or the cryer themselves apologise for having started to cry.
Aah yes I've noticed this so much. It's heartbreaking 💔
Appreciate your highlighting of the outdated story in this piece. It resonates with much of what I'm reading lately in that ALL feelings are meant to be, each an opposite of something either better or worse. One can't exist without the other. They each give the other meaning. Attempts to rid oneself of the ‘bad’ while impossible would also rid oneself of the good. All must have their space and time.
Aah yes I've noticed this so much. It's heartbreaking 💔
Absolutely. It's all part of the human experience ❤️ It can be hard to deal with difficult emotions & the tendency to run away from them is strong. But if we can stay we know that we can let them pass through. Rumi's poem "guesthouse" talks about this beautifully. But like everything else conceptual understanding alone isn't sufficient. We have to experience & learn for ourselves.
This text encouraged me to practice opening myself not only to positive but also all the negative feelings. After four days I feel frazzled. Anyway, I had some really sad but at the same time beautiful moments. And for the first time in many months I let anger come up and allowed myself to feel the fear and sadness feeding my anger. It was after all not that bad and I learned something about myself.
Good one once again Simon! 🙏
Yes! As far as I’m concerned I am an ever flowing, ever changing, inexplicable expression of Nature including when it appears that I don’t like the current ever flowing, ever changing, inexplicable expression of Nature that is occurring in that moment along with all the emotions and seemingly bitching, complaining, fear, anger, and/or poor me aspects.😜
Although I will say it happens less often (so far) now that this natural perspective is seemingly spontaneously coming about and also going away at times.
I can honestly report with no hesitation I had no independent control or part in any of it whatsoever since I couldn’t begin to tell you what I will be thinking or doing 5 seconds, 5 minutes, 5 hours etc from now in any detail and can take no credit or blame for any ever changing flowing moment because as soon as I try to do it, it has changed even if subtly again.
That’s just the way it goes as near as I can tell. It’s a real buzz kill on the whole blissed out always in joy, loving kindness fantasy I liked to mentally rif on although pleasant moments do occur as well.
A wise friend of mine told me that people are not broken, they are hurt.
Simon, you have been looking over my shoulder again...(-:)...I could read this every moment of every day...Breathe...sense...begin again...begin again. Thanks, Simon. Love, Tom
PS: But after this psilocybin experience I have planned...Oh yeah...Breathe...sense...begin again...(-:)
Aah the mushroom guide, she knows the way 🙏
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"Maybe we find a video on YouTube from Rupert Spira or we read some Eckhart Tolle." :) I feel caught! :) Lately I had that thought: "Even after my yet strongest spiritual experience I tended to cherry pick and think things like a negative emotion shouldn't be here any more." It is why I refer to that experience as "fake enlightenment". xD It was strong and I feel like it changed my life, but it left something to be desired. xD Hahaha! :) I got the message, that I need to make friends with all of my experience. I even found an old note I took: "Say yes to your experience." But when I wrote that, I did not grasp its meaning. :) I am sitting here laughing and think this is all really funny. But I know later today I will probably try to push away again. This really is a big change and I feel I need a lot of patience and practice yet to free myself of the old habits.
Beautiful, Simon. Thank you 🙏
Well this came at the right moment. Tears in my eyes reading this, thank you so much Simon!
It's truly my pleasure 🙏