"MY"

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“The reason why such acute suffering occurs is concealed in the words “my.”
“My.”
My toy. My car. My house. My spouse. My country. My life. My, my, my.
S.N. Goenka, the teacher who led the silent 10-day Vipassana meditation class I took, had a hilarious story about “my.” Imagine someone else’s watch got stolen. Someone else’s car broke down en route to an important meeting. Someone else’s order was messed up at the restaurant. Someone else’s spouse cheated on them. Unfortunate, but not that big of a deal for you, right?
Alright. How about this? Imagine “My watch was stolen.” “My car broke down.” “My order was messed up at the restaurant.” “My spouse cheated on me.”
Takes on a whole new meaning when we add the “My,” doesn’t it?!? :)
It’s time to quit taking ourselves quite so seriously. Let’s witness our reactions to things, develop the ability to see ourselves

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Permalink Reply by Bill Campion on April 9, 2008 at 9:53pm: Amanda: You reading Eckhardt Tolle? Awesome stuff don't you think? We are so caught up in the past and the future we often times forget to enjoy the present. This is some of the best reading I have done. I can honestly say it has impacted my perspective maybe more than any book I have read. This is so important when we are dealing with people. You have to be fully in the moment to make a connection. I love it. I'm in NC floatin down the river. I know you are soaking up some Arizona sun. I had dinner with Kurtis last night. you going to be at his party in phoenix? Thinking of you as always. B; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shawna Katz on April 11, 2008 at 7:30am: Bill,
Loved your thoughts on the book about staying present and being fully in the moment. It takes practice, but once applied has amazing benefits. Especially when working with people. Great to hear about all your new adventures.
Ever since reading this book, I am learning to recognize my "ego" talking and not my true self. Sometimes I still let my ego win!! Definitely still need to learn a lot, but am loving the practice and process.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bill Campion on April 11, 2008 at 9:54am: Shawna: I miss seeing you guys! I've told Pat we have to figure out a way to get together sometime sooner as opposed to later. I agree on the process. It's so easy to allow my ego to take over, however just gaining the awareness of when that is happening is huge. Hope you are doing great. I'm sure the kids are anxious to get out of school for the summer.

Enthusiastically Yours,

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