“We are never not whole.”
– Jon Kabat-Zinn in Mindfulness for Beginners
While author and mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn acknowledges that we may long to “live a more integrated life, to experience non-fragmentation for a change, to be at home in our own skin,” he assures us that we’re already “whole.” He says that realizing this can amount to a “profound rotation in consciousness,” achieving a higher level of awareness in which we know what’s on our minds but permits us to separate ourselves from our thoughts of inadequacy—to distance ourselves from the narratives that sink our progress “like cement boots.”
For me, writing down my “cement boot” thoughts enables me to get them out of my head and close the book on them for a period. Yes, they are my thoughts, but they aren’t me—they aren’t who I am.
For me, writing down my “cement boot” thoughts enables me to get them out of my head and close the book on them for a period. Yes, they are my thoughts, but they aren’t me—they aren’t who I am.
What inner narratives are sinking your progress? Writing them down helps us release them, reassuring us of our “wholeness.”
I find it ironic at times that our mind is our greatest asset and also our greatest enemy. All at the same time. Half of our brain wants to let go of the negative thoughts/negativity, yet the other half seems to insist it stay. I have honestly never journaled, yet the more I read, the more it seems like something to start. Thanks for the weekly thought...
ReplyDeleteWell said, Jon! Yes, our minds can become "frenemies" if we're not clearing the decks often enough. Thanks so much for taking time to comment.
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