“Life isn’t as serious as the mind makes it out to be.” ~ Eckhart Tolle
We can all get hung up on something and feel stuck, like we can’t move through it. If that’s the case and you want to try something different, try this. Ham it up, have fun WITH it, instead of trying to resist it. The more dramatic the better, it depersonalizes it, and you may see the childlike silliness of it all.
For example if you’re feeling left out and bummed, exaggerate it and act it out:
“Nobody will ever be my friend (with a pouty lip). Everyone ALWAYS leaves me out! No one ever thinks of me!!!!”
Isn’t it interesting that trying to get rid of it doesn’t work. Why not try the opposite… try chasing it, see what happens. When we judge something we don’t want to be experiencing, we add another layer of resistance to it. We may be judging something with the unconscious intention to stop experiencing it but judgment actually holds it in place.
Next time, try celebrating and having fun with it. It’s not personal. I’m sure you’ve tried the other way, so why not try this? What have you got to loose? If anything you’ll get a good laugh out of it and you can always go back to judging ;)
