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Daily Question, September 22

How is a challenging situation helping me to open my heart and my mind to a more expansive way of embracing the world?

  • Michele

    Reflection before reaction like Ose had said. Happy autumn equinox everyone. My focus is on that today. My favorite time of year:) Bright blessings.

    • Carla

      Yes Happy Autumn! Changing seasons of light surrounds us & for some, beauty in Nature’s changing canvass of colors,

  • Dusty Su
    Right now, it is through the division of to vax, not to vax, mask, not to mask, protests, riots, then political blame gaming here in Australia. I have decided to not engage, but model what I feel is a helpful approach to COVID-19. I keep thinking of Karl Egan's practices of positive regard, or non-judgemental acceptance. Not always easy, but when I proactive I send love, light, joy, openness starting with myself, then expand them out to those in my directs sphere, then those outside of it, a...

    Right now, it is through the division of to vax, not to vax, mask, not to mask, protests, riots, then political blame gaming here in Australia.

    I have decided to not engage, but model what I feel is a helpful approach to COVID-19. I keep thinking of Karl Egan’s practices of positive regard, or non-judgemental acceptance. Not always easy, but when I proactive I send love, light, joy, openness starting with myself, then expand them out to those in my directs sphere, then those outside of it, and on into the world. I pray for healing on so many levels. That we and our dear planet comes out of this pandemic with gains from our losses. I pray we can live in a space of inclusiveness for all sentient beings and nature.

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  • Ose
    Facing a challenging situation has helped me to widen my range of possible replies instead of reacting, while in the same time allowing to be seen in my hurt feeling. It opened to talk about the theme at hand, to express what I felt was unjust, to find understanding and in the same time to allow other perspectives than my own to be taken into consideration. Staying alert and internally balanced despite intense emotions and non-reacting opened to communication and understanding some of the wider...

    Facing a challenging situation has helped me to widen my range of possible replies instead of reacting, while in the same time allowing to be seen in my hurt feeling. It opened to talk about the theme at hand, to express what I felt was unjust, to find understanding and in the same time to allow other perspectives than my own to be taken into consideration. Staying alert and internally balanced despite intense emotions and non-reacting opened to communication and understanding some of the wider meaning of the situation and to gratitude for finding respect and love for my own as well as for the other, so that kind communion was the result where in former times, I could have easily landed up in feeling sad, separated from others or just lonely. So grateful for this process and for the people who where around!

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    • Dusty Su

      Great way expanding instead of shrinking, drawing a larger circle around a tightening one. Go you!

  • Christine

    By asking help from the Divine. And be sure or trust that help will be given to me.

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