Comments on: Hypn07, Day 21: Wherein our heroine becomes our hero http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html a virgo's guide to the universe Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:48:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jean Browman http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-31206 Jean Browman Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:58:01 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-31206 My ignorance is showing again. What's AMpp? Also, what does IRL mean? I haven't done free-association writing in a long time, but your comment about loneliness/emptiness reminded me of it. When I feel that way writing is the best way for me to reconnect. I stopped the free-association writing a few years ago because I was having too good a time spewing out hundreds of thousands of words. I decided it was time to write less and say more. Which, of course, meant I didn’t write much of anything for a long time. :) I started blogging about six months ago because some of the exciting/meaningful challenges in my life were turning into routine competence. Turning to blogging combined my need to write with learning about web sites and blogs. It’s nice when people read what I write, but that’s not the main reason for doing it. Anyway, thanks to you and Greg for your experiment. Self-hypnosis has been/is an important part of my life, so reading about your experiences means a lot to me. (Free-association writing is a form of self-hypnosis, of course.) My ignorance is showing again. What’s AMpp? Also, what does IRL mean?

I haven’t done free-association writing in a long time, but your comment about loneliness/emptiness reminded me of it. When I feel that way writing is the best way for me to reconnect.

I stopped the free-association writing a few years ago because I was having too good a time spewing out hundreds of thousands of words. I decided it was time to write less and say more. Which, of course, meant I didn’t write much of anything for a long time. :)

I started blogging about six months ago because some of the exciting/meaningful challenges in my life were turning into routine competence. Turning to blogging combined my need to write with learning about web sites and blogs. It’s nice when people read what I write, but that’s not the main reason for doing it.

Anyway, thanks to you and Greg for your experiment. Self-hypnosis has been/is an important part of my life, so reading about your experiences means a lot to me. (Free-association writing is a form of self-hypnosis, of course.)

]]> By: communicatrix http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-31174 communicatrix Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:49:32 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-31174 Jean - Definitely. Of course, easier said than done. AMpp were transforming for me--I'm always recommending them to people. Steve's post is interesting; a lot like AMpp and also Natalie Goldberg's Timed Exercises from "Writing Down the Bones." Jean - Definitely. Of course, easier said than done. AMpp were transforming for me–I’m always recommending them to people. Steve’s post is interesting; a lot like AMpp and also Natalie Goldberg’s Timed Exercises from “Writing Down the Bones.”

]]> By: Jean Browman http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-31151 Jean Browman Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:04:30 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-31151 In my experience the best way of connecting to your life purpose is to listen for it. One way of doing it is through meditation, but I find free-association journal writing works best for me. Have you tried doing Julia Cameron's morning pages? As I recall, she says 30 minutes when you first get up, but I find even 5 or 10 done sometime during the day helps me reconnect to what my life is about. Steve Pavilina has a great post at http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/how-to-discover-your-life-purpose-in-about-20-minutes/ Basically it's asking the question and keeping your pen moving until you burst into tears. Then you've touched your passion. I didn't even do the exercise...I just read the article for background information...and that night I had a powerful dream and woke myself up by crying. Yep, there's where the power was. In my experience the best way of connecting to your life purpose is to listen for it. One way of doing it is through meditation, but I find free-association journal writing works best for me. Have you tried doing Julia Cameron’s morning pages? As I recall, she says 30 minutes when you first get up, but I find even 5 or 10 done sometime during the day helps me reconnect to what my life is about. Steve Pavilina has a great post at http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/how-to-discover-your-life-purpose-in-about-20-minutes/

Basically it’s asking the question and keeping your pen moving until you burst into tears. Then you’ve touched your passion. I didn’t even do the exercise…I just read the article for background information…and that night I had a powerful dream and woke myself up by crying. Yep, there’s where the power was.

]]> By: communicatrix http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-31016 communicatrix Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:54:42 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-31016 dailytri - I know what you mean. Don't know whether it's really happening on a wide scale or I'm just attuned to it b/c of my own search, but so many people are looking for meaning. (Well, you know--those of us who have the basic needs on Maslow's hierarchy covered. Me and my big, privileged mouth...) Wendy - Wow--you teach meditation? You're in the advanced class. There are lots of ways in, I guess, but I was always in awe of those who could do it that way. Me, I need a lot of distraction to get past the distractions. Thanks for the lovely comment. dailytri - I know what you mean. Don’t know whether it’s really happening on a wide scale or I’m just attuned to it b/c of my own search, but so many people are looking for meaning. (Well, you know–those of us who have the basic needs on Maslow’s hierarchy covered. Me and my big, privileged mouth…)

Wendy - Wow–you teach meditation? You’re in the advanced class. There are lots of ways in, I guess, but I was always in awe of those who could do it that way. Me, I need a lot of distraction to get past the distractions. Thanks for the lovely comment.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-31001 Wendy Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:59:36 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-31001 Oh, man, its all in the contradiction - those feelings of emptiness, feelings of fullness - separateness or connection. I teach meditation, thats what i do to earn a crust, its all about these things and it seems like what you wrote is the human condition. And yes, even when the bills are paid and the table full its still there. All I can see for myself at this time is to fully embrace the contradiction. The answer doesn't seem to be entirely in the "light" or entirely in the "dark" or in the shades of grey. Its more you need to gather all of it up, black, white and grey and accept it. It seems like the contradiction itself is what evolution itself is made of and we are all compelled to play our part in that. Whether happy or sad, up or down, its the "design" of things. Its really tricky to explain what I'm getting at, because I haven't fully realized it yet. But we need to connect with the template behind the design. Thats the Tantra - the energy of life - flowing thru everything. Its within creativity, at least thats where I found it. Once you connect with that, the contradiction dissolves away. I know it sounds like " all in the head" stuff, but to me its the hammer and nails. What you wrote is such a lovely post, deeply satisfying and true for me. Oh, man, its all in the contradiction - those feelings of emptiness, feelings of fullness - separateness or connection. I teach meditation, thats what i do to earn a crust, its all about these things and it seems like what you wrote is the human condition. And yes, even when the bills are paid and the table full its still there.

All I can see for myself at this time is to fully embrace the contradiction. The answer doesn’t seem to be entirely in the “light” or entirely in the “dark” or in the shades of grey. Its more you need to gather all of it up, black, white and grey and accept it.

It seems like the contradiction itself is what evolution itself is made of and we are all compelled to play our part in that. Whether happy or sad, up or down, its the “design” of things. Its really tricky to explain what I’m getting at, because I haven’t fully realized it yet.

But we need to connect with the template behind the design. Thats the Tantra - the energy of life - flowing thru everything. Its within creativity, at least thats where I found it. Once you connect with that, the contradiction dissolves away.

I know it sounds like ” all in the head” stuff, but to me its the hammer and nails. What you wrote is such a lovely post, deeply satisfying and true for me.

]]> By: dailytri http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-30966 dailytri Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:31:49 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2007/07/hypno-day21.html#comment-30966 "Is that all?" Or is it, "All that is?" Your hypno project is SO compelling! This morning reading through various news sites and blogs, there's been this theme of trying to identify this meaning of life that we're each living. In fact, I even took a stab at it myself on Saturday morning: http://dailytri.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/on-life-my-perspective/ And the whole question/equation of alone versus not alone and what more can I do to leave my mark - one based on the things I enjoy most - should be something we contemplate with ferver each day. Although the trip to Burma is optional. “Is that all?” Or is it, “All that is?” Your hypno project is SO compelling!

This morning reading through various news sites and blogs, there’s been this theme of trying to identify this meaning of life that we’re each living. In fact, I even took a stab at it myself on Saturday morning:

http://dailytri.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/on-life-my-perspective/

And the whole question/equation of alone versus not alone and what more can I do to leave my mark - one based on the things I enjoy most - should be something we contemplate with ferver each day. Although the trip to Burma is optional.

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