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bluegreen17) wrote2004-03-31 12:10 pm
bluegreen17) wrote2004-03-31 12:10 pm
an experiment and 2 of my favorite books
hold up your hands before your eyes. you are looking at the hands of God.
-rabbi lawrence kushner
i got this quote from a book i read over the weekend called happy yoga that really inspired me.
unfortunately,once i got back to work yesterday,i was back to eating sugar in the evening again to console myself that another day had gone by that didn't live up to my expectations. they rarely do or will,so i see the thing to do is not have expectations.
the kind you become attached to,at least,and that incur disappointment when they almost inevitably don't get fulfilled. i know this,have known it for quite a while. it's basic buddhism.
according to this book,the way it is explained is that certain things make us temporarily happy because we're temporarily not in a state of WANTING. the high of graduating from high school will last longer than the high from a pint of ben and jerry's,but the end result is the same. okay,i get that. the hard part is learning to let go of all the things that bury the natural happiness,the place of being happy with the way things are,and not in a state of want all the time. i'm not explaining as well as i'd like,but that's the best i can do now.
the book talks about adjustments to diet,exercising,and how the yoga postures can be beneficial,but one of the best messages is that if you're doing something-not eating this or that,or doing this or that exercise,from a state of worry,it's best to drop it and not be in a state of worry and eat donuts. in other words,the state of being is the most important thing. i want to remember that too-i worry about EVERYTHING.
so this is what i'm trying to find a way not to do-worry. one thing i'm trying is an idea i got from one of my all-time favorite books,the alchemy of opposites. (it's practically my bible-i read different parts of it often). basically,if you have a thought that makes you unhappy,follow it with a conscious thought of something that makes you happy. easier said than done,of course. i tried this in my usual 'i don't want to get out of this comfy bed and semi-comatose state and go through another crappy or at the very least disappointing day' routine this morning, and it was moderately successful,so i'll keep testing the theory.
and now,i've got things to do before i go to work...
-rabbi lawrence kushner
i got this quote from a book i read over the weekend called happy yoga that really inspired me.
unfortunately,once i got back to work yesterday,i was back to eating sugar in the evening again to console myself that another day had gone by that didn't live up to my expectations. they rarely do or will,so i see the thing to do is not have expectations.
the kind you become attached to,at least,and that incur disappointment when they almost inevitably don't get fulfilled. i know this,have known it for quite a while. it's basic buddhism.
according to this book,the way it is explained is that certain things make us temporarily happy because we're temporarily not in a state of WANTING. the high of graduating from high school will last longer than the high from a pint of ben and jerry's,but the end result is the same. okay,i get that. the hard part is learning to let go of all the things that bury the natural happiness,the place of being happy with the way things are,and not in a state of want all the time. i'm not explaining as well as i'd like,but that's the best i can do now.
the book talks about adjustments to diet,exercising,and how the yoga postures can be beneficial,but one of the best messages is that if you're doing something-not eating this or that,or doing this or that exercise,from a state of worry,it's best to drop it and not be in a state of worry and eat donuts. in other words,the state of being is the most important thing. i want to remember that too-i worry about EVERYTHING.
so this is what i'm trying to find a way not to do-worry. one thing i'm trying is an idea i got from one of my all-time favorite books,the alchemy of opposites. (it's practically my bible-i read different parts of it often). basically,if you have a thought that makes you unhappy,follow it with a conscious thought of something that makes you happy. easier said than done,of course. i tried this in my usual 'i don't want to get out of this comfy bed and semi-comatose state and go through another crappy or at the very least disappointing day' routine this morning, and it was moderately successful,so i'll keep testing the theory.
and now,i've got things to do before i go to work...
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