Taking
it to the Streets.
...Today’s hack for self-soothing is an indirect one.
Instead of trying to directly do something for ourselves, it can be as effective
to do something for other people; maybe good karma too. The books are full of
advice about forgetting our own woes by getting involved in helping others, so
this is not a new or original idea.
However I like to do it in the simplest and easiest
way I know.
To do it, you’ll need to go out on
the street or into a public space; hence the title of this post. Very simply
you’re going out to bless everyone you see with the following words, ‘I send
you love and golden blessings’.
Let me first put it down step by step and then I’ll
describe how to do it and how not to do it.
Step one: Go for a walk
on a street or in a public place.
Step two: Pick anyone
walking ahead of you in the same direction and let your eyes rest softly on
them.
Step Three: Keep your
eyes on them as you say the following words to yourself: ‘I send you love and golden blessings’
Step Four: Pick another
person and repeat the process until you’ve had enough.
Note: Do not go out and
do this until you have read the important ‘how to /how not to’ below.
How to/How not to: Do not make eye contact with
anyone while you’re doing the hack; you’ll make them nervous and they might
call a policeman. However, you will need to keep your eyes on the person while
you’re giving the blessing - best then to do this for people who are walking
away from you.
It would be better to say the blessing in your head; if
you say it out loud you will have the distraction of having to deal with
people’s reactions to you, whatever they may be. Let your eyes be soft.
I try and keep my eyes on the person I’m blessing for the
whole time I’m saying the blessing. If for some reason my eyes lose contact
with them, I start again.
In about ten years of practicing this I have had one
occasion where my eyes didn’t seem able to rest on someone to whom I had
intended to offer the blessing. It was very strange, as soon as I began to say
the blessing in my head; my eyes seemed to slip off them. I only tried twice
and then I stopped trying in case they neither wanted nor needed a blessing
from me.
I recommend anyone having a similar experience treat it
in the same way; it’s probably more respectful like that.
I find with this hack, that I become so involved in
practising it that I lose my self; it’s when I stop that I realise how soothing
it has been for me – maybe for the people receiving the blessings too; who
knows? It also often seems to smooth my entire day.
Have a play and tell me what you experience has
been. Thanks for looking in!
Rex
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