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The morning sunbeam is neutral, it simply shows what is there. It isn’t mad that the sugar is on the floor,Cheap True Religion Skinny! It’s just a light. This is how you can approach your emotional work, like you’re simply turning on the lights. There may be a mess there that took years to build up, or there may be simply a little spill. In either case you are to be commended for taking action once the lights are on. One step at a time, done with love, will clear the heart for the future.
I like to have clean floors. Usually, the first chore I do each morning is to sweep the floor, or ask my older son to sweep it. Last night my younger son,True Religion Crops Online, 3 years old, decided he wanted some sugar. He grabbed an opened bag of large-grain cane sugar that I carelessly left where he could reach it.
The next morning I awoke and climbed the stairs to behold all the sugar on the floor I couldn’t see the night before. The sunbeams were pointing out the imperfections on the floor for me, so I could easily clean it up. (Allegory, anyone?)
This is a case of ‘as without, so within’. The light needs to come on in our heart/mind to point out the emotional things that need cleaning up within us. I didn’t kick myself in the rear for not being able to see that sugar the night before. I didn’t chastise my older son for not sweeping all of it when he tried, either. I simply said,True Religion Crops Jeans, “Wow, now I can see well enough to clean this up properly.” The process of self-observation and self-inquiry turns on the light in your heart/mind.
Self-observation is all about developing the watcher in your mind. This watcher simply observes you react to everyday situations. Oftentimes, just the act of watching yourself make decisions or reactions is enough to curb a behavior that doesn’t serve you any more. Sometimes you need to take it a step further and engage in self-inquiry.
*Stop the presses,* you say, “I thought the LiveOnPurpose girl was all about not eating sugar!” Yes, yes, I have preached that in the past, and will in the future. I like to pat myself on the back when I buy the unbleached cane sugar, but it’s only a step up from refined white sugar. The fact is, our family slows to a grinding halt without it. Husband needs sugar and milk in his morning coffee. I take it in my green tea. I use cane sugar or brown sugar to sweeten the children’s oatmeal. Okay, I’m done making excuses, I love sugar. But I have educated myself on what it does to my body and I use it in moderation. There. Done. On with the story.
I swept some more until I couldn’t see any more grains on the floor, and since it was night, went to prepare for bedtime.
…carelessly left where he could reach it. Of course, it spilled all over the floor! Despite the efforts of my older son who generously cleaned it up without being asked, I could still feel the grainy sugar under my feet.
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