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The third problem Sue brought with her was
tendency not to let go of
past. Sometimes, especially when we feel down, we remember every single thing that happens; we hold on to past memories and interactions and constantly revise them in our minds. Due to overwork, Sue was acting just like a frightened young bird: holding on to a branch or small twig. Too frightened to let go and fly again. The secret to overcome this behaviour is to use
method of
full stop. When you feel life is getting on top of you treat life
same as a novel. By this we mean. When you write and come to
end of a sentence you apply a full stop to show you have completed that part and wish to continue again. The same with life. When you start to replay all your recent experiences in your head. STOP. APPLY A FULL STOP. Start a new paragraph. The incidents have passed. There is absolutely nothing you can do about them now. So let them go. Start again with a clean slate. On reflection Sue realised that she does this at work. As
last client leaves
building a new one is now sitting in front of her and Sue is able to give her all her attention. By living in this way, in
present, with practice you can easily let go of any negative feelings about people or situations that surround you.
Gradually Sue began to relax, open up and acknowledge that she wasn’t really worried about
future. She had just allowed her negative thoughts and tiredness to change her view of
world. All she needed was to find a way to breakthrough her way of thinking and see what was really there. As Sue said as she was leaving, “I just needed to give my head a wash”.
Graham and Julie www.desktop-meditation.com

Graham and Julie live in the Canary Islands where they pursue their love for writing, photography and spirituality. To see more of their work please go to: www.desktop-meditation.com