I posted this video on Facebook a couple of weeks ago (or maybe it was last week, my memory is all jumbled up of late).
It's really got me thinking. I've become very aware of my own negative thought patterns, and in particular how I respond to things other people "say" on Facebook and Twitter. I often feel quite "stabby" - as a friend likes to put it! I've become a lot less able to let things slide off my back. I realise this is because life is really tough at them moment and I've toughened up to deal with it, BUT my heart toughening up is a bad, bad thing!
So, I'm desperately trying (and failing 3/4s of the time) to have a head-heart connection...
When I see stuff that causes me to feel stabby, I'm trying to send love. Gotto say, I think this is something that really takes a LOT of practice. I'm very much an "in my head" kind of person. There are an awful lot of Phoofers out there (people who like to extinguish other people's joy and enthusiasm - I've been one of those people a lot, something I now wish to change), like all the people shitting all over the Breast Cancer Awareness games on Facebook. Sure they're games, they don't actually DO anything, except maybe just make people think about the fact that breast cancer is a reality, and maybe even take a moment to "send love" which boosts their immune system and those of the people they're sending love to. Where as all the Phoofers are out there shrinking their own hearts and sucking the joy out of community participation. Ah, yes, I feel the stabby coming on again... Send love, send love...

It's easy to be cynical and sarcastic - especially when it seems to be the popular trend in this day and age. It's takes a lot more commitment and skill to be positive and encouraging and to send love when you feel stabby. I'm hoping to feel a lot less stabby as I learn to forgive and send love!
So this is me ZOOTing everyone and making that head-heart connection because it's good for me and it's good for those people around me...
2 comments:
It's better to be happy than to be right
Yep :)
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