tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post4735576951859696119..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: Loving the StrangerMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-60634167934217334742011-03-15T13:00:12.439-07:002011-03-15T13:00:12.439-07:00Thank you Linda, and wishing you a kind day in you...Thank you Linda, and wishing you a kind day in your company :)Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-91618117161632235482011-03-15T10:56:44.440-07:002011-03-15T10:56:44.440-07:00Thank you for the beautiful words...yes it is hard...Thank you for the beautiful words...yes it is hard to be with oneself, so easy to distract. A wonderful reminder to be tender with myself and with others.Linda A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378646320636997339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-73289932522058181972011-03-12T15:55:47.118-08:002011-03-12T15:55:47.118-08:00Pooja, great way to fall asleep :)Pooja, great way to fall asleep :)Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-64984570855512020512011-03-12T15:54:57.103-08:002011-03-12T15:54:57.103-08:00Irene, thank you. Yes, being fully human means emb...Irene, thank you. Yes, being fully human means embracing all of our reality. I am not sure about 'being emotional' however. Rather, a more accurate description for me is of being with the reality of transient emotional states. So that there is no identification with the emotion itself.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-18492099988708733982011-03-12T15:49:39.155-08:002011-03-12T15:49:39.155-08:00BD, indeed, it is. Often when I run groups, I see ...BD, indeed, it is. Often when I run groups, I see people repeatedly extend kindness towards others in the group, while struggling very hard to be kind to themselves! I have found for myself that the repeated practice of kindness towards others becomes imprinted somewhere in our heart, and can then be used during those moments of intimacy towards ourselves when faced with difficult emotions.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-21115583026911769342011-03-12T15:44:28.177-08:002011-03-12T15:44:28.177-08:00Smiling Heart, thank you for your appreciation! Th...Smiling Heart, thank you for your appreciation! This gentle acceptance is such a foundational piece of intrapersonal and interpersonal harmony! May you dwell in it, often . . .Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-24071514548998015082011-03-12T15:42:38.661-08:002011-03-12T15:42:38.661-08:00Carole (ZenDot),
Yes, fear is another frequent v...Carole (ZenDot), <br /><br />Yes, fear is another frequent visitor in this life that I call mine . . . It's fascinating to watch this merry go round of emotions, isn't it? Not just difficult ones, but also happy ones as is the case for me right now. <br /><br />Ah! the freedom from not being swept in the illusion of solidity of emotions, or thoughts for that matter! <br /><br />Talking with friends, as right now with you, is so helpful in staying aware . . . <br /><br />thank you, for the gift of our pen friendship.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-2015870286514464642011-03-12T00:33:42.902-08:002011-03-12T00:33:42.902-08:00Was thinking something similar yesterday, before f...Was thinking something similar yesterday, before fell of to sleep:)Poojahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891243390856090718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-49437661001730205012011-03-11T22:12:07.625-08:002011-03-11T22:12:07.625-08:00what courage you have to express your vulnerabilit...what courage you have to express your vulnerability because of that experience. it is true that we do our best to shut out our emotions in circumstances that make us feel vulnerable. but i learned that being emotional is something we could not escape, for human beings are created to be "feeling beings." it is essential for us not to ignore what we feel because it is part of us and we feel something because our body is calling our attention. beautifully written, Marguerite! :-)Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328342211129410370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-76144497181925620122011-03-11T14:22:27.731-08:002011-03-11T14:22:27.731-08:00I think it's hardest to like ourselves and for...I think it's hardest to like ourselves and forgive ourselves .<br />Good to be reminded.BK Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356812313987608544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-44843810254691445202011-03-11T09:54:11.071-08:002011-03-11T09:54:11.071-08:00thanks, nice to hear of your gentle acceptance. a...thanks, nice to hear of your gentle acceptance. a true benefit to all.Dean Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391614363610258561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-89957151122702170482011-03-11T09:51:30.508-08:002011-03-11T09:51:30.508-08:00So much can come up when we are willing to be with...So much can come up when we are willing to be with ourselves. My life long dance with fear in its different forms is what I've been seeing lately. <br /><br />And so important not to push it away, because if we just stay with it like a good friend we get to see that it arises and passes away on its own. And there we get to know ourselves, in the things that continually arise.<br /><br />Such a nice reminder to be a friend to ourselves. It is a softening, a gentleness, one that grows for me as I do it, not at all a natural response for me.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.com