An inquiry - People should stick to the work in this group

[Guest guest]

I just love how anything, including this group, can be 'worked', as

long as I'm open to it.

With thanks to everyone that posts non-work messages :-)

Jon

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People should stick to the work in this group

Is this true? Yes

Can I absolutely know this is true? No, I can't know this is true –

reality is that people don't and I can't know that it would be better

if they did.

How do I react?

I feel tense, frustrated, I read postings and think " don't they get

it, it's just a story – inquire! "

I see people as unwilling to look at their beliefs.

This belief brings me stress.

Who would I be without this thought?

More relaxed, chuckling, going with the flow a bit more.

The image of a bunch of wood flying along a river comes to mind – over

rocks, etc – going with it, enjoying the flow.

Without this thought I see that everyone is doing their best, myself

included. Everyone has their story, mine includes this original belief.

Without this thought I don't feel the need to try and hold myself and

the group members to some standard around doing the work.

Turnarounds:

People shouldn't stick to the work in this group

Yes, this is truer, this is reality – people don't stick to it,

including me – sometimes I inquire into beliefs, other times I don't

want to.

It's better for me that people don't stick to the work in this group

because I get to see how ineffective it is to not apply the work, how

the stories and suffering perpetuate – it provides more evidence of

how effective the work is for me compared to other ways.

I should stick to the work in this group

Yes, definitely truer – I'm sure there'll be plenty of people that

agree with this turnaround :-)

Lead by example and all that, catch my stressful thoughts early on,

rather allowing them to grow and fester.

[Guest guest]

>

> Subject: An inquiry - People should stick to the work in this

group

> To: Loving-what-is

> Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:47 AM

> I just love how anything, including this group, can be

> 'worked', as

> long as I'm open to it.

>

> With thanks to everyone that posts non-work messages :-)

>

> Jon

>

> -------------------------------

>

> People should stick to the work in this group

>

> Is this true? Yes

>

> Can I absolutely know this is true? No, I can't know

> this is true –

> reality is that people don't and I can't know that

> it would be better

> if they did.

>

> How do I react?

>

> I feel tense, frustrated, I read postings and think

> " don't they get

> it, it's just a story – inquire! "

>

> I see people as unwilling to look at their beliefs.

>

> This belief brings me stress.

>

> Who would I be without this thought?

>

> More relaxed, chuckling, going with the flow a bit more.

>

> The image of a bunch of wood flying along a river comes to

> mind – over

> rocks, etc – going with it, enjoying the flow.

>

> Without this thought I see that everyone is doing their

> best, myself

> included. Everyone has their story, mine includes this

> original belief.

>

> Without this thought I don't feel the need to try and

> hold myself and

> the group members to some standard around doing the work.

>

> Turnarounds:

>

> People shouldn't stick to the work in this group

> Yes, this is truer, this is reality – people don't

> stick to it,

> including me – sometimes I inquire into beliefs, other

> times I don't

> want to.

>

> It's better for me that people don't stick to the

> work in this group

> because I get to see how ineffective it is to not apply the

> work, how

> the stories and suffering perpetuate – it provides more

> evidence of

> how effective the work is for me compared to other ways.

>

> I should stick to the work in this group

> Yes, definitely truer – I'm sure there'll be

> plenty of people that

> agree with this turnaround :-)

>

> Lead by example and all that, catch my stressful thoughts

> early on,

> rather allowing them to grow and fester.