Inquiry: Life can be wasted

[Guest guest]

I'd appreciate feedback, other beliefs, turnarounds, etc on this

inquiry - it's also posted on my blog - http://www.selfhappiness.com -

if you want to comment there.

Thanks,

Jon

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Life can be wasted

Is that true?

Yes

Can I absolutely know that this is true?

Can I absolutely know that I would be happier if I got what I want?

No

How do I react when I believe this thought?

I feel a lot of pressure – I'm looking at another day and thinking

" Shit, I'm wasting it, I should be doing more " , etc.

It feels like a losing battle – as if I'm really far behind already

and trying to catch up – yes, definitely there is another thought that

" I have wasted a lot of my life already. "

I feel tense, edgy, uptight, paralysed.

Does this thought bring peace or stress into your life?

A lot of stress – way more stress than I realized!

Can I think of a single stress-free reason to keep this thought?

My fear is that if I let go of it that I will just continue to waste

my life – but I can't know this is true – and this is a s stressful

thought in itself – that I'm continuing to waste my life.

So there is no stress-free reason.

Can I think of a reason to drop this thought?

Yes, I'd feel a lot less stressed without this thought.

Who would I be without this thought?

A lot more relaxed – present – the feeling of drowning, trying to

fight my way back to `level' has gone, much more at ease.

Instead of fighting the feeling of sinking I can go with it instead. I

feel more at peace.

I can really see how believing that life can be wasted puts a huge

amount of pressure to get things " right " .

Turnarounds:

Life cannot be wasted

Yes, I can see how it's the judgements I place on different activities

that create the pressure – " this is wasting life, this is not " – that

life includes everything – there's no waste, no mistakes, no inefficiency.

[Guest guest]

Possible turnaround...my thinking is wasted? Or my thinking life can

be wasted is wasted? I dunno.

[Guest guest]

>

> I'd appreciate feedback, other beliefs, turnarounds, etc on this

> inquiry - it's also posted on my blog - http://www.selfhappiness.com -

> if you want to comment there.

>

> Thanks,

Hi Jon,

I'm starting to love just wasting time. I also love to eat. Love to

waste time eating. My waist is evidence of my love to waste time eating.

Come on over sometime and lets waste/waist time together.

p.s. Bring lots of chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

ive wasted a lot of time.. i think ??this life.

i remember katie did the work in loving what is on my life should have

a purpose and she said for some people thats stressful..

and for others -my life should not have a purpose is stressful.

what is wrong with wasting life..???

thanks roslyn

>

> I'd appreciate feedback, other beliefs, turnarounds, etc on this

> inquiry - it's also posted on my blog - http://www.selfhappiness.com -

> if you want to comment there.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Jon

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>

> Life can be wasted

>

> Is that true?

> Yes

>

> Can I absolutely know that this is true?

> Can I absolutely know that I would be happier if I got what I want?

> No

>

> How do I react when I believe this thought?

> I feel a lot of pressure – I'm looking at another day and thinking

> " Shit, I'm wasting it, I should be doing more " , etc.

>

> It feels like a losing battle – as if I'm really far behind already

> and trying to catch up – yes, definitely there is another thought that

> " I have wasted a lot of my life already. "

>

> I feel tense, edgy, uptight, paralysed.

>

> Does this thought bring peace or stress into your life?

> A lot of stress – way more stress than I realized!

>

> Can I think of a single stress-free reason to keep this thought?

> My fear is that if I let go of it that I will just continue to waste

> my life – but I can't know this is true – and this is a s stressful

> thought in itself – that I'm continuing to waste my life.

>

> So there is no stress-free reason.

>

> Can I think of a reason to drop this thought?

> Yes, I'd feel a lot less stressed without this thought.

>

> Who would I be without this thought?

> A lot more relaxed – present – the feeling of drowning, trying to

> fight my way back to `level' has gone, much more at ease.

>

> Instead of fighting the feeling of sinking I can go with it instead. I

> feel more at peace.

>

> I can really see how believing that life can be wasted puts a huge

> amount of pressure to get things " right " .

>

> Turnarounds:

>

> Life cannot be wasted

> Yes, I can see how it's the judgements I place on different activities

> that create the pressure – " this is wasting life, this is not " – that

> life includes everything – there's no waste, no mistakes, no

inefficiency.

>