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Originally Posted by TheFlyingMan  How would you deal with it? |
I would first look at my moment and see what I have:
I'm feeling upset.
I'm running the past through my head (bad memories).
The heat feels oppressive and stuffy.
I want to blame my upset on the heat.
I want to say the presence of the heat and my memories is wrong (I shouldn't have these) and I am pushing them away from myself now.
The outer environment is a reflection of my inner environment. So I'm feeling oppressive and stuffy inside... sounds like i'm getting pressurized over something and its probably emotional.
I'm upset and I shouldn't be. Well, there's resistance to my moment. That would cause me to pressurize inside. Have I expressed, out loud, how I feel in the moment? Maybe that would relieve some of the pressure.
And my mind is dwelling in the past, which is also resisting being in the moment. Even when I meditate, which is how I deal with this, i can't get any relief. This adds to my feeling of upset too.
I need to reign in the mind and focus it on here and now and I need to express how I feel in the moment. When my mind strays I just bring it back to what I'm doing AND create thoughts that support myself, rather than unpleasant thoughts about the past.
Why am I doing this to myself? Is there something in the moment that I'm wanting to experience and I'm not letting myself go there? Is there a new awareness that I'm trying to ground in? All I can do is stay in the moment, open up some space inside and see what develops.