The possibility of sending good thoughts to someone in need of wholeness of any kind made doing this exercise more useful then I originally believed it could be. I must admit I am usually on overload, so I have been mostly skeptical that this type of exercise could be useful in my life. I was not able to remember all the phrases this exercise required me to recite right away. However, after saying them out loud several times the words came out a little bit easier and a good feeling also came about in myself. I suppose it was a feeling of selflessness, which was very welcoming and awarding.
The area I've chosen to focus on is interpersonal growth. I find that many times my patience wears very thin when dealing with others, whether it be my family, friends or most often with strangers. I have a hard time being as understanding about someones personal situations as I would like to be. For example when dealing with a "rude" employee of an establishment I find that I immediately feel the need to say exactly what comes to my mind, rather than taking a step back and trying to give the person the benefit of the doubt. It's possible they are having a bad day and most likely receiving any comment or attitude from me is not going to do anything to help their situation. I am going to try to practice putting myself in the shoes of others in order to try and gain some more compassion and understanding.
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteThat is very big of you to take that on. I have a horrible time with incompetence in retail or customer service especially. I worked in the business for over ten years and pride myself on a great job of taking care of really angry customers and fixing their issues for them. I could not show any of my personal feelings to these people. When I come across someone who is being other than professional I immediately get irritated. I could probably stand to learn from your experience and give it a try... Black Friday is right around the corner! Maybe I will try it then....
Becki
Anytime I read an affirmation such as the one listed, even if it is only once, it makes a world of difference in my attitude. It always feels that when we are in our darker moments, there is no one else going through the same. But in reality there is usually someone else who has it much worse, at least in my life.
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