Living OUR Lives

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Registered: 11-18-2003
Living OUR Lives
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Tue, 05-18-2004 - 8:53am
An excerpt from Melodie Beattie's The Language of Letting Go: A Meditation Book and Journal for Daily reflections.

For of those who are obsessing/struggling/having a hard day today---big hugs!

Don't stop living your life!!

So often, when a problem occurs, inside or around us, we revert to thinking that if we put our life on hold we can positively contribute to the solution. If a relationship isn't working, if we face difficult decision, if we're feeling depressed, we may put our life on hold and torment ourselves with obsessive thoughts.

Abdandoning our life or routines contributes to the problem and delays us from finding the solution.

Frequently, the solution comes when we LET GO enough to live OUR life, return to our routine and STOP obsessing about the problem.

Sometimes, even if we don't FEEL like we have let go or can let go, we "act as if" we have, and that will help bring about the letting go we desire.

You don't have to give up your power to problems. You can take your focuse off your problem and direct it to your life, trusting that doing so will bring you closer to a solution.

Meditation:

Today, I will go on living my life and tending to my routine. I will decide, as often as I need to, to STOP obsessing about whatever is bothering me. If I don't feel like letting go of a particular thing, I will "act as if" I have let go of it until my feelings match my behavior.



Ladies~~print this out...and let this be our meditation for today!

Namaste

dharma

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Registered: 10-17-2003
Tue, 05-18-2004 - 9:32pm
I am a fairly new lurker to this board...I really haven't decided what to do about my A yet although I think I know which way I am heading...I am here, aren't I...I just wanted to thank you for posting this today of all days...I really needed this and yes, I did print it out and will read this for days and days to come!

Thanks again,

Unexpected OW

PS - I am calling B&N tomorrow to see if they have this book in stock...if the rest of the book is as good as this...I am all for it!