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AWARENESS “THE TIME IS NOW. THE PLACE IS HERE” - Dan Millman, ‘The Way of the Peaceful Warrior’ The key to change lies in being aware of what it is we are already doing. The first step after you have been Rebirthing yourself for a while is to regularly become aware of your breathing. I found that the first thing I learned to notice was when I had stopped breathing momentarily, then I could remind myself gently to begin again, and give a thought to the situation that had made me stop in the first place*. This is so important because it is the key to movement as we recognise and accept the situations that we have learned to avoid over the years. It is called suppression and it is a sort of denial; a pretence that any situation that we find intolerable doesn’t really exist, so that we can live in familiarity or security - whatever it is that is so important that we choose to lie to ourselves rather than face an uncomfortable reality that is different to the scenario we have in mind. If we continue to breathe through any threats or dangers that we may perceive, we are able to see and accept each situation as it really is. This gives us a number of advantages: we are dealing with only the situation in hand, not what may happen if... we can concentrate on one thing at a time; our minds are free to think of alternative outcomes to each situation, the right thing to say there and then - not later with regret; we can delay the need to make a decision (which gives us time to think); we don’t antagonise people by being more aggressive/defensive than necessary because we are worried about the outcome; we are receptive to the other people around us; we sense their fears; | ||
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CATHERINE HOLLAND Tel: 0701 7415310 Email: catherine@catherineholland.co.uk | |
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