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ecfinan@yahoo.com's avatar

Thank you for the perspective and thank you for the meditation on re-minding my mind. I have been doomscrolling and feeling the anger rise: now I can address the panic with strategy.

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Tom Schell's avatar

I try to start each day looking for a person to compliment. It helps ground me and rise above hate.

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Ytram's avatar

Thank you for that calm explanation. I could not help but recognize the similarities between your approach to staying grounded and a practice taught by Zen teacher Tara Brach, that she calls R.A.I.N., which is actually a practice of what radical compassion, including oneself.

R - Recognize what is happening.

A - Allow the experience to be there just as it is.

I - Investigate with interest and care.

N - Nurture with self-compassion.

Tara Brach believes in awakening a fearless heart, just as you do, but not letting emotion hijack the limbic system.

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