Guido Daniele
Judging things, situations, people and the most important by a million, myself. I have learned life is too short to waste judging, anything related to my trauma or negative energy.
Life has freed up, opened up with excitement, opportunity and purpose. The daily feeling of security, of complete self-worth has made incredible things happen for me. This practice can benefit you way beyond symptom free!
I started slow and added more pressure as my resiliency grew. Even small actions can have large benefits. Get started, maybe a miracle is waiting for you.
Give up judging for a month if you dare risk, healing some.
Posted by kaitlots on December 15, 2011 at 2:28 pm
I want to commit to giving up judgement. My fear is I will not catch the judgements in time (but thats like another judgement!) I will take this day by day. If I can catch just ONE judgement I make of myself today, it is a success and proves it is possible.
Posted by Marty on December 15, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Awareness grows with practice, attention and discipline. Sharpening the Warriors Edge says that the more you believe in the validity of the skill the more you will practice. That is if you believe developing the breathing track will help heal you, then your desire to take action is much greater.
You have to practice this when times are calm so under stress you can go to the track effortlessly.
This is special because where else do you have a concrete model and instructions of exactly what is ahead. The unknown has shrunk and the breathing track, affirmations, aerobic exercise and stopping anything negative is known. The other is observing thoughts with the breathing track kind of one and the same.
Posted by kaitlots on December 15, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Yes! I Believe it can heal me! I think I am finally understanding the difference between observing the negative (thoughts/fears/emotions) and engaging.
And I need a concrete model. Otherwise instead of focusing on the model, I am focusing on if I am doing it right. Since the breathing track is straight forward and doable I am able to implement this into my daily routine without judgement if I am doing it wrong or not.
Posted by kaitlots on December 15, 2011 at 4:52 pm
I think my ego is more concerned with keeping me distracted from the task at hand. It focuses on my method, its wrong, or not good enough.
I actually caught myself making a judgement this morning (I know I judge myself A LOT and am always afraid I won’t catch the judgements, just stay caught up in them). Well I woke up heart pounding, cortisol spiking, phyiscal pain (as usual) and immediately (as usual) started surveying my body, and mind. Like ‘is it worse? does my neck hurt more? Am I more anxious? I think my heart is faster than yesterday’ As I am walking into the bathroom, out of nowhere a voice said ‘STOP JUDGING’. I started to remember some affirmations like – ‘I am perfect.’ and ‘My emotions are impermanent, without any power’.
Then I said to myself, what if I didn’t engage these feelings, sensations? NOT accept them, but noticed and didnt engage them. I literally almost instantly noticed the knot in my stomach start to weaken. I felt more present. Like creating a space between me and the fear. A split second to realize it may not be real, there is not danger, it is just past stuff I am feeling.
Posted by Marty on December 15, 2011 at 6:26 pm
That space expands with practice. In that space that also gives you distance from the ego, you create time to decide if you want to identify with this thought or emotion or not react.
Many, many things can exist on their own every minute if you are aware.
Kaity you have one with a million zeros behind it to select from every minute inside our brains. You have the universe for choices complex PTSD limits our patterns of our lives to single digits.
We have triggers that bring out our vulnerabilities and shame throughout our life.
Not very flexible or creative for the potential we have, the universe is available Jill Bolte Taylor says.
Posted by Marty on December 15, 2011 at 6:30 pm
When you use the track going below the ego to our right side of the brain certain things change drastically.
This side is the same everyday, permanent, perfect, euphoria without judgment, words, dialogue. No good or bad, no right or wrong, no anxiety or PTSD.
PTSD thrives in the past and future. It dies in this moment and that is all the right side knows about. Right now exist as the only thing the right side of the brain knows. It is where happiness is found if it exists in your mind.