Sometimes when a painful emotion comes up, we layer shame and blame on what’s already difficult. For example, we may think to ourselves, “I should be able to do my job better.” We also tend to project into the future and worry about what the pain may feel like tonight, next week, or next year.
When we do this, we’re not only facing the pain of present difficulty, but the anticipation of pain, which is actually in our imagination. The first thing we can do to cultivate our resources for managing difficult emotions is to allow ourselves to feel the emotion, shift our attention to noticing the sensations present in our body, and forgive ourselves for what we feel.
We’re human beings, and feeling this way is natural.
A Guided Meditation for Navigating Difficult Emotions A Guided Meditation for Navigating Difficult Emotions 12:55 Sit comfortably and close your eyes or leave them slightly open in a soft gaze. Begin by listening to the sounds around you. Relax and allow your experience of the sounds to come and go. Just let them wash through you. Bring…
