"... The 'shoulds' of expectations. These are the prisons of life. Trying to change how we actually feel by ordering ourselves to do so is a strategy that goes nowhere, fast. Open awareness is about accepting what is and not being swept up by those judging activities.... Our effort to combat our actual experience creates internal tension, a kind of self-inflicted distress. But rather than march into our inner world and say 'No - don't do that!' we can embrace what is and notice what happens. Amazingly, time after time people discover that letting things be also allows them to change. We can approach our inner world with openness ad acceptance rather than with judgments and preconceptions."
~ Daniel J. Siegel, Mindsight
~ Daniel J. Siegel, Mindsight
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