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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Feeling superior

« on: March 16, 2014 »

There are times when I have done a good job at work, recognize that I am quite competent at what I do, and I become aware of a feeling of superiority. It reveals itself in my impatience with others' lack of drive or lack of passion. I aspire to a state where I am happy with my accomplishment, but also accepting of others where they are. Intellectually I recognize that we have different strengths and weaknesses, and that others may excel in areas where I may  not, but emotionally, I'm drunk on my own abilities.

I am wondering how to use emotional processing to rejoice in my gifts but not be critical of others who don't have this particular gift?

Peace

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Experiencing the feeling

« on: March 02, 2014 »

When I am experiencing a feeling (in this case, fear and anxiety) I experience  it as a scene playing out in the future. I don't think that's the way to experience a feeling when doing emotional processing. (Or is it okay?) Can you describe how to experience a feeling without seeing distressing scenarios playing out in one's head?

Thanks!

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Witnessing

« on: March 02, 2014 »

I am using John's guided meditation for emotional clearing. (That was one valuable investment!)

I mostly use the "Witnessing" meditation for working with my emotions. But I have trouble becoming or feeling the witness. (Nevertheless, the meditation helps!). I'm just wondering what I can do to feel  or become the "Witness".

Thanks!

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / When negative emotions are absent?

« on: January 02, 2014 »

I've been working on some strong painful emotions generated by circumstances 2 months ago. There's been an improvement, though every so often I slip back into the pain and rejection and fear of the future etc.
Since two days, though, I've been experiencing a shift. It's as if I've "dropped" the problem and the painful emotions associated with it. I feel like I've delegated the outcome of the situation to a higher power, and I no longer feel inclined to obsess over it. I also feel a sense of respect for myself - interesting because my perceived loss of respect was one of the negative emotions I was dealing with. This new respect feels internal - not a forced affirmation by the mind.
(I was on vacation the last few days and could not practice the meditation, but I kept "processing" it somewhat by re-reading the book and trying to look at it from different angles.)

Today I restarted the guided meditation, and realized that while I could pull up the feeling (rejection, not belonging, feeling like an outcast etc) via images, the images had no sting at all. I couldn't feel the negative emotions like I used to even few days earlier. Instead I felt a steady respect for myself, and an unwillingness to allow any person or situation to rob  me of my peace. I felt very protective of myself.

My question is - how do you process a positive emotion like this?

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THE EMOTIONAL CLEARING PROCESS / Is stopping the critical voice in my head, repression?

« on: December 21, 2013 »

I've been doing the guided meditations for at least three weeks now, and am feeling SO much better, that I first want to say Thank You...

- to John for sharing his knowledge,
- and the Universe or Guiding Force or whatever, for bringing John's work into my awareness.

(Interestingly, ever since I began this inner work, almost every single day I have come across a reference on the radio or internet, on the importance of processing feelings! Wow! I must be on the right track.)

As I work on the situation and the emotions, questions come up, and I'm hoping for some guidance with them. Most of them center round a confused understanding of resistance. Here's my first...

I feel better and calmer after the meditations. But later in the day, my mind and my thoughts simply WILL go back to the painful memory/ event. They keep beating me up, reminding me, mocking me, and I lose my peace. How can I stop this mental abuse of myself? And is an effort to stop the thoughts - by talking back to it, by engaging in some positive activity, or perhaps by practicing some other form of meditation - considered repression? Am I repressing thoughts? Am I repressing feelings associated with the thoughts? I'm not sure how to understand and proceed here.

Any guidance will be appreciated!