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Relaxing In The Middle Of Chaos
If we could do that:
- We would be Ok with the feeling of overwhelm, and not need to panic or feel bad.
- We would simply take the next step and focus on one thing at a time.
- We could put our work out into the world and accept the fact that we will be judged.
- We could be with someone’s upsetness, giving them compassion rather than worrying about whether we’ll be Ok.
- We could meditate, go for a walk, exercise, eat healthy food, deal with our finances, and do all kinds of other simple, helpful actions that we put off when we feel stressed about chaos.
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We Prefer Order And Stability
There’s a big part of us that doesn’t like chaos: we want order and simplicity.
- When we feel overwhelmed, we might beat ourselves up and try to look for a system to get things under control.
- When plans don’t go how we hoped they would
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Training With The Chaos
Notice when we’re feeling chaos and then use it as a kind of meditation, to breathe and then relax.
- Notice when you’re feeling chaos. You don’t have to look for it. The world will always give us enough chaos to practice with.
- Pause.
- Breathe. Deep i...
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