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Daily Question, February 11

What do I need to face right now?

  • EJP

    I need to face today with an open mind, heart and soul….it will be a good day

  • Patricia

    I had the image just now of not “facing” something, but walking side by side with it. Perhaps that image is most helpful to me – not being n an oppositional “facing it” stance but learning from and walking with some anger, sadness and weariness.

    • KC
      Thanks Patricia. I really appreciate your reframe. So wise and helpful! And yes - so true - walking with something includes al those so human emotions and full-bodied experiences - of both ourselves and those we are walking with. I think of the beautiful images of Thich Nhat Hanh walking with and leading groups of people in walking meditation. Even the image takes we me to a place of being and walking with or side by side, rather than 'facing'. So much to unlearn, let go of and relea...

      Thanks Patricia. I really appreciate your reframe. So wise and helpful! And yes – so true – walking with something includes al those so human emotions and full-bodied experiences – of both ourselves and those we are walking with.

      I think of the beautiful images of Thich Nhat Hanh walking with and leading groups of people in walking meditation. Even the image takes we me to a place of being and walking with or side by side, rather than ‘facing’. So much to unlearn, let go of and relearn as we re-imagine and practice living our moments and days wisely and well!

      Warmest wishes for your day …

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    • Mica

      ‘Love it, Patricia! May I walk side by side with my computers and softwares project today! Well, but I need to come out ahead of them in the end.. Thank you for this image that I can carry with me 🙂

    • Barb C

      Such a helpful reframing. Reminds me of asking not “why is this happening TO me?” but instead “why is this happening FOR me?”

      • Mica

        Thank you, Barb C – something else that I can carry with me on today’s problem-project that I will walk ‘side by side’ with – it is happening FOR me 🙂

  • Hermann-Josef

    I have to face that if I face something it always is an inner experience. It is never outside.

  • Jules B

    This moment

  • Kevin

    I do not choose to “face things,” but rather, to get a sense of how best to approach things first, then work on the best outcome possible.

    • Malag

      I like this, Kevin, because it gets a foot in the water before you’ve realised you’re getting wet.

    • Mica

      Thank you, Kevin – hopefully I have gotten a sense of how best to approach today’s project, which involved waiting for a fully empty day to embrace it! [‘tackle’ and ‘attack’ came to mind; ’embrace’ was slow to come..]

  • Michele

    a new day:) TGIF

  • wanja

    Forgive and let go of bitterness and embrace peace & joy.

  • Christine

    My biggest fear has already come true. Losing the love of my life. After that, all the other problems, burdens, worries and fears seem small. I don’t have to look them in the face. I can deal with them. Perhaps that is a gift that comes from mourning: being free from fears and worries.

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