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Posted 11 years ago
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Hmmm. I was just about finished writing my thanks for and responses to everyone’s support. Then I hit a button and the whole thing disappeared. I’ll add that to my list of reasons I prefer not to write on the community board. In retrospect, I am now compelled to be brief and to the point. I was caught up in my thoughts about your questions. Then I stopped long enough to actually feel tightness in my chest. Like Leo, I rarely feel the pain in my body. I now think it’s because I don’t want to break from my thoughts. Going back to the tightness and considering my thoughts when it became stronger, I felt fear of not being clear in my writing and of being judged. |
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Posted 12 years ago
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Hello Spiritual Partners, As I read through your posts I began to feel a tightening in my chest. The pain has become so intense that with every inhalation I feel that I am lifting 500 pounds. Feeling pain in my energy centers is new for me. A FP often feels overwhelmed which I am realizing keeps me so busy and unaware that I don’t stop to feel anything. In reading Pamela’s post I realized that indulging this FP has severely limited my ability to feel deep love and joy for more than a moment. I am so afraid of the pain that I am always moving to keep it at bay. Taking the time to be on this site slowed me down enough to experience this pain. Right now I feel as though I don’t want to run and engage in something else, despite the pain. I want to feel it as I believe it is an opening to where I need to go. Thank you, Jenny |
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Posted 12 years ago
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Hi Cheryl, Much of what you said is very familiar to me – particularly seeing possibilities of responding differently after the fact. When I react in anger, there is often a brief glimmer of thought to respond differently. Then another frightened part leaps and whisks me along, convincing me that pausing to feel the pain and think about choosing another path would take soooooo long…just finish it and move on. When you decided to do the “opposite” of responding in anger, the word “opposite” struck me. If I notice that I am in a reaction, I will experiment with using the word “opposite” as a mantra to help me focus on pausing to make a different choice. Thank you for your post. With love, Jenny |
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Posted 12 years ago
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Hi Everyone, Whew. This is only the third time I have been on this site and I am blown away by the richness and sharing that I feel speaks to me. (Hello Universe!) Bob, your description of finding something to be grateful for before acting from a fp has given me a reminder to see myself and others from an appreciative and loving perspective instead of responding from a frightened part. As I write this I remind myself that I still have to feel the pain of the fp, but can change my perspective. Kristen, “feeling frightened parts as tension in the bottom of your feet! So cool. A FP has been tied to attending to only the immediate chakra area, as if pain in my calf or shoulder blade wasn’t important to look at. My initial focus from the guidelines was/is to see myself and others from a perspective of love and appreciation. The second is to choose my intention before I speak or act. I noticed that I have forgotten them often. I also noticed that I sometimes thought that I had chosen different guidelines and wouldn’t it be better if I focused on changing my perspective and choosing my intention. Thanks to the universe and all of you for helping me take the plunge of posting. Love, |