PTSD – A Way Out.com A mindful way to heal

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From the Deep Heart:

One of the powers of the human mind is the ability to envision possibilities.

We commonly compare the actual with an ideal, judging what is by what we imagine should be.

We dream up an idealized image and then measure ourselves and others against it.

But have you noticed that no one and nothing ever measures up?

This way of thinking fosters alienation and estrangement within our self and between our self and others, hindering connection and intimacy, and oppressing spontaneity, creativity, and freedom.

The conditioned mind cannot accept unconditionally.

It always has an agenda, even if it is well-hidden.

The inner judge, posing as a mature adult, is just a child who is a little older than the parts that she or he is judging.

We gain our freedom by seeing through the illusion of this critical child’s highly limited view.

Rational thought is helpful but rarely sufficient.
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