Comments on: What does your Past have to do with your Future? http://www.lucylopez.net/planethappiness/186/what-does-your-past-have-to-do-with-your-future/ Finding Happiness through Personal and Spiritual Development Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lucy Lopez http://www.lucylopez.net/planethappiness/186/what-does-your-past-have-to-do-with-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Lucy Lopez Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:15:58 +0000 http://www.lucylopez.net/planethappiness/?p=186#comment-146 @John Sullivan I don't think there is such a thing as 'coincidence', at least not in the sense that many people think of it! I do believe there is a co-insiding (or synchronicity) of events but not in a random, meaningless way. On the contrary, in a perfectly ordered way which we would see if we had the all-seeing eyes of 'god' i.e. pure awareness! Just wanted to say that because I am certain you will know what I mean :-) @John Sullivan
I don’t think there is such a thing as ‘coincidence’, at least not in the sense that many people think of it! I do believe there is a co-insiding (or synchronicity) of events but not in a random, meaningless way. On the contrary, in a perfectly ordered way which we would see if we had the all-seeing eyes of ‘god’ i.e. pure awareness!

Just wanted to say that because I am certain you will know what I mean :-)

]]> By: John Sullivan http://www.lucylopez.net/planethappiness/186/what-does-your-past-have-to-do-with-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-144 John Sullivan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:04:02 +0000 http://www.lucylopez.net/planethappiness/?p=186#comment-144 Hi I'm just going to say that I don't think it was a coincidence that I was meant to read that,excellent Thanks for leaving a awesome comment on my blog Peace Hi
I’m just going to say that I don’t think it was a coincidence that I was meant to read that,excellent
Thanks for leaving a awesome comment on my blog
Peace

]]> By: Lucy Lopez http://www.lucylopez.net/planethappiness/186/what-does-your-past-have-to-do-with-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Lucy Lopez Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:48:54 +0000 http://www.lucylopez.net/planethappiness/?p=186#comment-142 Thanks for your comment Jo. Yes, memories of the past can bring up strong, painful feelings. This is why the practice of analytical meditation is done by first bringing the mind to a fairly stable, 'clear water mind' state. Also, reminding ourselves of some essential truths that we have come to realize experientially, is helpful. Truths such as: -Feelings come and go as long as we don't hold on to them -Feelings are really our friends, letting us know whether we are moving in love or in fear. The more painful and uncomfortable, the more we are moving in fear and upstream. This can motivate us to ask for and intend a different feeling eg What would I like to feel instead? I intend to feel xxx -At any given time, we are doing the best we can. And even with all that, if we still feel that we are not ready to 'go there', we can freely and without guilt, leave it for a time when we are. In the meantime, we can hold the intention: I intend to feel ready to look at this. I allow myself to feel ready to look at this. The practice of intending is so powerful. There is nothing you cannot intend. NOTHING! Thanks for your comment Jo. Yes, memories of the past can bring up strong, painful feelings. This is why the practice of analytical meditation is done by first bringing the mind to a fairly stable, ‘clear water mind’ state. Also, reminding ourselves of some essential truths that we have come to realize experientially, is helpful. Truths such as:

-Feelings come and go as long as we don’t hold on to them
-Feelings are really our friends, letting us know whether we are moving in love or in fear. The more painful and uncomfortable, the more we are moving in fear and upstream. This can motivate us to ask for and intend a different feeling eg What would I like to feel instead? I intend to feel xxx
-At any given time, we are doing the best we can.

And even with all that, if we still feel that we are not ready to ‘go there’, we can freely and without guilt, leave it for a time when we are. In the meantime, we can hold the intention: I intend to feel ready to look at this. I allow myself to feel ready to look at this.

The practice of intending is so powerful. There is nothing you cannot intend. NOTHING!

]]> By: Jo http://www.lucylopez.net/planethappiness/186/what-does-your-past-have-to-do-with-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Jo Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:31:50 +0000 http://www.lucylopez.net/planethappiness/?p=186#comment-141 Nice post. I think becoming more self-aware is critical to being happy and content with our lives. Unfortunately, I think many people get scared away from the process because it can be daunting, and even a little painful, at first. Examining why we do what we do and feel as we feel can bring up a host of unpleasant memories, and it's nice to remember that there's a lot of satisfaction and happiness on the other side of working through those. Nice post. I think becoming more self-aware is critical to being happy and content with our lives. Unfortunately, I think many people get scared away from the process because it can be daunting, and even a little painful, at first.

Examining why we do what we do and feel as we feel can bring up a host of unpleasant memories, and it’s nice to remember that there’s a lot of satisfaction and happiness on the other side of working through those.

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