Inside my chrysalis 7

[gan]

Hi Ss, Just wanted to connect this statement in an earlier post of yours:

I have an on again off again meditation practice that I'd like to cultivate more but always seem to find a reason to put it off.

with this one:

I need to listen and empathize before reacting. This means I need to really slow down. Really slow down. Breathe. Empathize. Act. Not react. Reaction is a HUGE weakness of mine and one I no longer wish to claim. I wish it were that easy though. Wouldn't that be great? I don't want to be reactive anymore and **voila** I'm no longer reactive. That'd be awesome.

I had a great IC appt the other day where we were working though exactly this - how to stop being so reactive. I was expecting her to tell me about a range of things I could do in the moments when I started to react. Instead she told me to commit to daily mindfulness practice. The research is pretty compelling - if we practice mindfulness regularly we become operate from a different place and are less reactive. I'm now starting my days off with a walk to the park to engage in 15 mins of mindfulness practice and it's great! Most awesome is the fact that this has shifted my thinking from "not doing" (not react) to "doing" (regular mindfulness practice).