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Posted 8 years ago
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Doug, I appreciate your honesty and courage in telling your story. Kathy |
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Posted 8 years ago
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Hi David and Pam. Did you every find David’s reply? I am interested in your reply. I am realizing that a frightened part of my personality will avoid reaching out to others if I feel they may be upset. Kathy |
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Sundar and Sharon, |
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Thank you, Kristen for reaching out as I try to get a better understanding of the frightened parts and loving parts of my personality. I did read the chapter on Pleasing and I can see I use pleasing as a way to avoid my emotions. As I reread what I wrote to Steve and Sundar I feel a tightness in my shoulders and neck along with a tightness in my solar plexus. When I ask my intuition for insight, I feel that a fp of me wanted to connect, be kind and to add something to the group and another fp wanted to help justify Sundar’s comments. There is also a tightness in my neck of another fp that wants to hide from such direct and open discussion. If I ask my most lp to speak I want to say I appreciate this forum, which helps me look at these parts of myself. Kathy |
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Sundar, Steve, Kristen, I was wonder what fp and lp stand for. . . I’m thinking fear and love. . . but what is the P? |
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I also felt a loving part of my personality come out as I read Sara’s entry. Today, I will intend to respect each person I meet throughout the day. |
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I have been teaching my 2 year old grandson to swim for one week. My daughter mentioned that her friends are beginning to take lessons from a swim instructor at someone’s house. Feelings of fear (mostly jealous that this other teacher may be better than me, feeling inadequate as a teacher, and hoping that her friends kids wouldn’t progress quicker than my grandson) arose in me. I felt a tighness in my body in my lower abdomen, throat and neck. I sat with them for over an hour as I consulted my intuition and made an intention to teach with love and for all the children to be taught with love and for all of them to learn to swim beautifully. I realize there is apart of me that wants to be better than others and this creates fear in me, because what if I’m not better than others. As these thoughts come up I am continuing to set the intention that everyone learns to swim in a fun and loving way. |
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My thoughts are often, |
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Posted 8 years ago
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I feel a nervousness, like almost a knot in my lower abdomen, more often than not on my right side. Sometimes I feel a tightness in my throat. I will also have a shortness of breath. |
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I have begun to read the guidelines in the morning and at night along with the serenity prayer. I feel that I keep people at a distance and this is giving me the opportunity to begin to look into that. I also appreciate the candidness of how you and others on this blog are honestly expressing themselves. |
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Posted 8 years ago
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This is very helpful, David. Thank you. |
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Posted 8 years ago
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As a grandmother, these posts on family help me to see how I judge my grandson and his parents. He is only 2 1/2 and demands help when putting on shoes, getting dressed, etc. He can do all of this on his own, but it does take some effort. When he has a tantrum with me, I blame his parents for not following through. I have fear that he is going to either ignore me or explode when asked to do something. There are parts of me who want to be the best teacher and grandmother, so I also judge myself.I am setting my intention to see him as a beautiful soul, who is equal to me in all ways. And to focus for love and joy in our interactions and not having my worth based on whether he puts his shoes on without a fuss. |