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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 621945" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>I am listening to Pema Chodron's <u>Don't Bite the Hook.</u></p><p></p><p>I know you are reading her too, Recovering. I am going to post a little bit about what she had to say in this six hour CD set. It was very good.</p><p></p><p>Things are / feelings are: </p><p></p><p>Pleasant. </p><p>Unpleasant. </p><p>Or neutral. </p><p></p><p>If we can recognize the feeling for what it is and then, not build a story around it to justify our emotions, we can stay present. To the degree that we can stay present, we can see.</p><p></p><p>I realized this morning that I am in a bound place regarding the male who did what he did to my daughter. I was so aware of that place I could be, the victimized mother, so innocent, so betrayed...and you should see the rage that was under THAT imagery. I got the manipulation piece there, too.</p><p></p><p>They call staying with the feeling "sitting in the fire." The instruction is to breathe the feelings in and breathe out a space around them. No story line, that way. No building a case for our vengeance or hatred or rage.</p><p></p><p>I found that helpful.</p><p></p><p>THOUGH I REALLY ENJOYED BUILDING MY STORY LINE ~ HOO BOY!</p><p></p><p>Ahem.</p><p></p><p>:O)</p><p></p><p>Definition of compassion:</p><p></p><p>A mother with no arms</p><p>whose child has fallen into the river.</p><p></p><p>I do not find our situations here so much different than that.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 621945, member: 17461"] I am listening to Pema Chodron's [U]Don't Bite the Hook.[/U] I know you are reading her too, Recovering. I am going to post a little bit about what she had to say in this six hour CD set. It was very good. Things are / feelings are: Pleasant. Unpleasant. Or neutral. If we can recognize the feeling for what it is and then, not build a story around it to justify our emotions, we can stay present. To the degree that we can stay present, we can see. I realized this morning that I am in a bound place regarding the male who did what he did to my daughter. I was so aware of that place I could be, the victimized mother, so innocent, so betrayed...and you should see the rage that was under THAT imagery. I got the manipulation piece there, too. They call staying with the feeling "sitting in the fire." The instruction is to breathe the feelings in and breathe out a space around them. No story line, that way. No building a case for our vengeance or hatred or rage. I found that helpful. THOUGH I REALLY ENJOYED BUILDING MY STORY LINE ~ HOO BOY! Ahem. :O) Definition of compassion: A mother with no arms whose child has fallen into the river. I do not find our situations here so much different than that. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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