Over the weekend, I made a mess of a situation. Then spent the next few days rehashing it. Searching for where and how I went wrong, how I screwed up so massively, how I could do things better in the future. Frankly, I did a pretty good job of beating myself up. And that isn’t productive. What was productive and helpful was meditating. Breathing. Clearing my head. Ridding myself of all the self-depricating voices and the worries. Grounding myself. Coming back to my center. Gathering all my scattered energy. I came out recognizing I’m human. I screw up sometimes. I can also do things differently in the future. And I can take care of myself when my insecurities jump up and smack me! I wouldn’t be so hard on a friend as I was being on myself. I also recognized that mediation is crucial medicine for me. So each day I sit.
Wishing you a wonderful day! Take really good care of yourself.
Thank you for being you, Mandy!
Thank YOU Nancy!
You brought up several important points that if I could remember when a difficult situation raises its ugly head I could relax and meditate and look at it with calmness..This seems to come with age..not so impetuous I guess!
Yes! I totally agree with you, Chris! Some wise person stated that “the level of the solution is never found at the level of the problem” (Einstein?) Meditation brings us to a different level. We just need to keep returning to that place again and again and again. I like to think that brings us closer to that level, rather than the frenzied trouble-making one we spend a lot of time at! Thanks for your note!