Wow! ChillyLily just called with the most amazing news ever.
She was listening to a relaxation tape, and she was feeling pretty chill when something happened. And she couldn't stop laughing. So she called me. She played me the tape. And this is what I heard.
Your purpose is to relax, to let go of stress.
Allow yourself to relax more deeply.
There is no need to justify or judge your feelings.
Just watch them.
Honor your feelings even if they hurt.
All of your feelings are valid.
You may feel the desire to do something.
No matter how small or large, whether you feel the willingness to go or whether you feel the desire to stay, whatever you choose will be right for you.
You will feel aware.
If you don't wish to go, you can rest in your acceptance of where you are.
Much change begins with thoughts, prayers, and visions, or maybe external action.
You may want to begin change within yourself, your workplace, or your community at large.
You don't need to know just yet where or what.
Again, get in touch with your feelings.
Ask your feelings quietly and internally,
is this my energy to make this world a better place?
A place where terrorism no longer happens?
Yes. Hush, sweet love, hush. Feel quiet, gentle. Know that you are accepted and honored. Know that you have strength and intuition that will help you make your world a better place.
AND STOP TERRORISM, DAMN YOU!
ChillyLily called me up laughing and asked if I had a minute, which I did. She played me the cd this was on and I was wondering, "Hmm, am I supposed to laugh? Because I don't get it." And then I learned that I can help to change the world, to make it a place where terrorism no longer happens.
Ha!
Lying on the floor hoping not to get stepped on or licked by a pet, being dedicated to truly resting, relaxing, to really letting go of the tension that lives in our muscles...oh yes. When it can happen, it's truly fabulous. It doesn't happen that often, though. There's the phone or someone talks to you or the curtains are on fire--something is always in the way.
Here, though, they've cut out the whole concern about kitty or telephone or fire. They've jumped right in and said TERRORISM in the middle of a relaxation session. "Your happy place is always within you." That's what the man said. Unfortunately he set up detour signs on the way to relaxation that said ALARM and WHAT? and LAUGH.
I told ChillyLily that it wasn't entirely without merit. If she had to go into a meeting that made her nervous she could just think, "Terrorism. Relax." and feel much better about everything.
I don't think it gets to any underlying sources of stress, this terrorism method. In fact, I think it might reinforce the habit of dealing with tension by using inappropriate humor. Not that I'd know anything about that.
What it does get at, though, is the idea of me solving the problem being completely absurd. So absurd, in fact, that I don't have to worry about terrorism anymore.
I'm relaxed about it, too.
Rockin.
Posted by dotty at December 8, 2004 11:24 PM