Milestones or Steps Completed! Share and Celebrate Here :)
Congratulations! You made it to the next level on your growth path. Share with us the #1 thing you learned on this leg of your journey!
FH:4
Be present
Relaxing my mind relaxes the body, learning to redirect my negative senerios in my mind into more positive thoughts,
I have to keep fighting for my son and myself. I thought I was the only one that dealt with this stuff. I tired of feeling alone.
Step 119: It dawned on me that the "practice" of meditation has nothing to do with keeping a clear, focused mind. Instead, it's about the ongoing work of refocusing your mind. In a way it's like being a border collie. A collie doesn't consider himself a failure if a sheep starts peeling away from the herd; the dog just goes and gets him and puts him back with the bunch. So I shouldn't feel like a failure if my mind (the sheep) keeps wandering because the real work is in the herding, not the keeping. (If that makes any sense.)
@neatBanana1862 - That is a beautiful analogy. Thank you for sharing it. I especially like the part where you say the collie doesn't feel like a failure when a sheep wanders. No need for us to feel like failures either! Just come back to the breath.
@neatBanana1862 - Have you thought about sharing these kinds of things in your feed too?
@Chiaroscuro1 That's a great suggestion! I'll start doing it!
@neatBanana1862 - I look forward to reading your posts.
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@MrsJohnson16
I believe in whatever you want to work. It'll work :)
I've learned to keep myself calm and composed in difficult situations.
@GlenM That I am capable of coping with my past issues in a healthy way and continue to be a good wife and mother.
I have been clean for two months!