This is not to say that we accept everything and never have an opinion or fight for change, but by releasing our shoulds into Love, we can separate out those that are mere human opinion, a habit of anxiety, or fearful grasping toward control from legitimate needs. We can then let energizing, restful Love, instead of persnickety righteousness or relentless taskmastering govern us.
One of the ways human’s handle stress is to retreat into a mental habit of shoulds - all the ways we think others should behave or the high standards we have for ourselves which, of course, we are not meeting. Today, everytime you feel a should rise up - release it into the presence of Loving Kindness, acceptance, forgiveness.
This is not to say that we accept everything and never have an opinion or fight for change, but by releasing our shoulds into Love, we can separate out those that are mere human opinion, a habit of anxiety, or fearful grasping toward control from legitimate needs. We can then let energizing, restful Love, instead of persnickety righteousness or relentless taskmastering govern us.
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Rebecca Bui
4/28/2020 11:30:17 am
HI Tarn, I am Heather's mother.
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AuthorTarn Wilson is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm and numerous essays. You may read more of her work at tarnwilson.com. Archives
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