So I am reading this book " A New Earth" and taking part in an online class that is worldwide and has 100's of 1000's of participants. I am curious what it will be like..... I think this may be a significant cultural event??
One of the thoughts I encountered in this book -
" In order to attract success, you need to welcome it wherever you see it." The author explains that "resentment of another person's success curtails your own chances of success....
hmmmm so there is this girl, woman really - she is beautiful, I mean turn your head and stare- beautiful and on top of it she is really nice, creative and smart - I really dislike her!
Why you ask? I am not sure but I think partly because she is beautiful and continues to be even after birthing children. She is also very private and that alarms me, I, who read everyone's twitch and wiggle, cannot read this person. She is the first person I thought of when I read the above because I really don't like her ( I am not happy for her success) and she has never given me a reason not to. So the question is (she says through mouthfuls of chocolate cheese cake and sips of Chai) how do I change my feelings and thoughts about this person?
Sidebar - There is a little voice in my head that says, maybe your dislike is valid, maybe she is not a safe person (I don't know her well)
Tolle says that you have to "see the link between your thinking and emotions. Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them." pg. 96
I am not completely sure where the awareness behind them is but I have an inkling....I think it is like looking down at yourself and seeing yourself feel an emotion and observing all that comes with that and seeing that the emotion is not you- being beyond thought, being is something that is - you don't change or fix it, it is perfect - it just is.
So (munch, munch - still eating cheese cake) I am thinking on this - although Tolle says we need to get beyond thought, but still I am thinking about being beyond thought....
thoughts anyone????
Monday, March 3, 2008
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