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by Madisyn Taylor The most common form of withholding is what we commonly call "the silent treatment," but withholding encompasses any unwillingness to express your true feelings. It also includes an unwillingness to give support, praise, or positive attention to the people you love. We have all known someone who is impossible to please, and many of us have suddenly found ourselves at the other end of a chilly silence with no explanation. At the same time, many of us will recognize our own tendency to withhold our emotions rather than express them. Most of us have seen both sides of the withholding dilemma. Emotional pain is at the root of our tendency to withhold, and withholding causes pain to the people subjected to it. It is a dysfunctional pattern that creates a breakdown in communication and understanding.
No one deserves to be subjected to withholding. Feeling ignored, disrespected, or shut out, and to not know why, is a terrible feeling. The first thing to remember if this is happening to you is that you are not to blame. You are caught in someone else's pain pattern. This person does not know how to express feelings in a healthy way probably because this is what they learned when she or he was a child. The second helpful thing to remember is that the withholder is acting out of pain. They are stuck in a habitual mode of response that is self-defeating and alienating to the people they love. Remembering this will help you feel compassion for the person hurting you. However, if you have suffered too long with this pattern, you may need to get some space. Take some time to look at your own patterns and understand why you have taken part in this drama. If you are dealing with people in a family situation, you can step up to the plate to help break the chain of this behavior pattern.
If, on the other hand, it is you that tends to withhold, understand that this is a learned response and it can be unlearned. Find safe places to begin to express all that you've been holding back. Begin to make an effort to say what you're feeling and thinking. Give praise to someone you love. The more you do this, the healthier you and your relationships will become. What was learned over a course of a life cannot be changed overnight--remember, one day at a time. |
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 | | Meditation Space | Cancer Horoscope June 30, 2017 You might feel like retreating into the comfort of your home today. It could be that recent events have left you feeling slightly unsettled, and you may be seeking solitude in a place where you feel safe. Perhaps today you can learn to deal with these emotions by creating a meditation room or corner in your living space that can be a haven for you when you begin to feel frustrated. You might consider finding something comfortable to sit on and creating an altar with items of personal significance for you. Decorate your space in a way that makes you feel peaceful and relaxed. After you have finished, you can take a few minutes to sit in your space and meditate by imagining yourself wrapped in a cocoon of warm healing light. You may find that the calm you gain by being in this place becomes indispensable to you.
Establishing a space for meditation and reflection in our home helps create calm and serenity in our lives. The outside world is often rushed and demands much of our energy. By creating a nest where the sole purpose is to meditate, however, we have a concrete way to deal with outside pressures. When we meditate in our chosen area on a daily basis, we train our bodies and minds to become calm the minute we sit down. We learn that this is a place for healing and that external concerns can't affect us. Set aside an area for meditation today, and you will always have a place of serenity to retreat to. |
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Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. 21 Day Booty Core
2. A Year to Clear What is Holding You Back!
3. 21 Day Total Goddess Workout
4. Reinventing The Body, Resurrecting the Soul
5. Protect Yourself from Control Dramas
6. Manifest Your Soulmate
7. Make Yourself a Money Magnet
8. 21 Day Beginner Yoga
9. Way of Story Writing Course
10. 21 Day Yoga Shred
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 | | We Are Like Nature |
by Madisyn Taylor Nature is a mirror, inspiring and teaching us, deepening our sense of belonging in the world. Wherever you look, you can see that our patterns and the patterns of the natural world are the same. You can find this resonance in every form, from molecules to plants and animals and to planets. We live our lives according to the same principles as the trees, the mountains, the clouds, and the birds.
We begin our lives in the womb, folded in on ourselves like the bud of a flower. We can see our whole lives in the mirror of this natural form. When we emerge from the womb, we slowly begin our unfolding, just as the flower begins to open its petals. At its prime, the flower draws many insects to it and also the eyes of appreciative humans. When the flower's petals begin to fade and its life cycle comes to an end, it ceases to hold itself upright and returns to the earth. Traditionally, we return to the earth, just as all plants and animals do. Like flowers, we leave behind seeds in the forms of children and other gifts only we could have given. They continue to unfold even after we are gone. Rebirth is encoded into our lives, and death is just one part of the cycle.
Look around you, and you will find connection and insight. Notice how your moods shift from one to another like the sky shifts from bright blue to turbulent grays. Your thoughts are like clouds, appearing, changing shape, passing through, and then disappearing without a trace. The rain cleanses the sky, just as an emotional release cleanses your mind. The sky itself is your eternal awareness, unchanging underneath all these permutations. Let it reflect back to you your own abiding perfection.
As you walk through the world, find your own metaphors for connectedness in nature. Flesh them out fully and follow them as they lead you through the mystery and intelligence of life. |
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6. Way of Story Writing Course
7. Make Yourself a Money Magnet
8. Manifest Your Soulmate
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| | Creative And Innovative | Cancer Horoscope June 29, 2017 Creativity may bubble up within you today, seeking expression. Since you may be thinking outside the box, you could be coming up with a new approach to previous methods. This sense of innovation could be applied to any area of your life, allowing you to rejuvenate habitual acts or revive old techniques. You may notice new ways to carry out your daily tasks and streamline your day, leaving more time for fun or relaxation. Perhaps you look around your home or office and envision a way to redecorate while also making the space more functional. Allow creativity to infuse every moment of your day today, giving you a new perspective on mundane things and the ability to make your life a work of art.
Most of us think of creativity as being expressed only through art, but it is a part of every area of life. Creative thinking helps people solve problems every day. It allows mothers to work with their children, chefs to make the same food taste new, and it is the basis of progress in every industry. Engineers and scientists use creative thinking to build upon what they've learned, teachers use creativity to reach their students, architects use it in their choice of how to utilize a space. Innovation and progress are only possible when we use our creative minds and spirits to look at what already exists with new eyes and build upon them or to create something entirely new. Today we let our own creative thinking show the way to a brighter future.
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DailyOM Course Spotlight by Stephanie Mansour Have you tried diet after diet or trainer after trainer, and haven't gotten the weight loss results that you'd hoped for? Are you tired of feeling tired and discouraged, or to start a new weight loss program and then once you stop it, you stop seeing results? Are you looking for a new, holistic, and spiritual approach to losing weight fast and making it last? Then Welcome! You're in the right place. I've helped thousands of women lost weight fast and make it last, and then easily maintain their healthy and fit bodies and lives. My workout routines and mindset exercises have been featured on Dr. Oz, CNN, the Nordstrom catalog, and many other media outlets. My private weight loss clients credit me with saving them from a lifetime of dieting and negative self-talk, as well as picking them up and giving them their lives back. It's an honor for me to share with you my "Step It Up with Steph" four prong approach to holistic health and weightloss: spiritual, emotional, nutritional, and physical.
Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. 21 Day Booty Core
2. A Year to Clear What is Holding You Back!
3. 21 Day Total Goddess Workout
4. Reinventing The Body, Resurrecting the Soul
5. Protect Yourself from Control Dramas
6. Way of Story Writing Course
7. Make Yourself a Money Magnet
8. Manifest Your Soulmate
9. 21 Day Beginner Yoga
10. 21 Days to Phenomenal Abdominals
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