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diana's clan, lately i've begun to read the articles on mindfulness. they are helping me recognize how i think when i get anxious or fearful, issues i struggle with. reading/studying them could offer simple, direct helps to try.
when i am anxious my own thoughts can make it worse. i sometimes get stuck in a negative thought pattern, like: "it'll never get better, i can't stand this, it's too much, i'm gonna lose it...." those thoughts are negative thinking habits i gained in the past and mindfulness can help me see and challenge them. "never" is not true, things do change. i can get through this one day and tomorrow will be different. this guy is a double ratfink but i will not let him take up so much space in my head, i can handle this....
WORDS WE MULL OVER HAVE HUGE POWER FOR GOOD/ILL!
sometimes we have to break old thought patterns and develop truer ones.
i'd like to share one spiritual thing i sometimes do with someone i just can't stand. i make myself pray for them and ask God to bless them and give them whatever they really need to become a success. this is radical, very challenging. however, i've done it for a matter of weeks (you do not have to feel good about someone to pray this prayer, i've prayed it through clenched teeth a number of times) there is spiritual power released when we pray for an "enemy", it OFTEN does good for them; it ALWAYS does good for us. it can set you free from this person. it is a moral victory to have the power to actually pray good for someone who is so unlikeable. the only thing to beware is if you start feeling smug about it you have strayed from the purpose and power of it. i've tried it and it does work. (ps, i will pray for you, stress at work is just so tough)
leslie and her pixies
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