A helpful practice for being present with the self in self compassion.. Useful for anxious times like now…
Find a comfortable position in which you are centred and alert. For example, if you’re seated in a chair, you could lean slightly forwards, straighten your back, drop your shoulder and press your feet gently to the floor.
Now bring to mind a reality gap you are struggling with (things not being as you wish they would be.) Take a few moments to reflect on the nature of the gap and how it is affecting you, and let your difficult thoughts and feelings arise.
- Be Present
Pause.
That’s all you need to do: just pause.
Pause for a few seconds and notice what your mind is telling you. Notice its choice of words, and the speed and volume of its speech.
Be curious. is this story old and familiar, or is it something new? What time zones is your taking you into : the past, the present or the…
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