I've discovered my identity icon (yay!). And I've long since known my happy place (cartoon yay!). But what happens when these two concepts don't mesh well together?
I've had a few stressors in the past week. Remember my father's evil cat I mentioned? And remember how I'm always complaining about parking woes because my beloved car only deserves the safest spots? Yeah, combine those two issues: devil cat urinated in my precious car. Words cannot describe the ensuing rage.
Quick: time for some Mental Pilates (and perhaps a shot of whiskey, but I digress).
Focus on my identity icon; think quilt. Go to my happy place; I'm at Disney World. Wait, what?
One does not wrap one's self in quilts at Disney World! This is ludicrous!
Maybe I need to stop being so literal. How about I think about spending time with Grandmother, the master quilter, and being inspired by her strength and love? In Disney World?
Ack!
Too confusing.
But at least it was enough to distract me temporarily from plotting murder on a cat.
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Good job. Remember, the objective of the practice is not to have an array of icons and places that are perfectly matched. The objective is to have a collection of memories that remind us that we do, in fact, enjoy the vast majority of our life experience.
ReplyDeleteSince it is just our awareness, and not a court of law, you can mix and match how you choose. While at Disney World, you could be dressed in a quilted hat, vest or shawl that symbolizes you zest for living. Your own self could be a quilted patchwork of everything you love at Disney World and life itself.
The challenge that you strive to overcome is that the f'n cat pissed your car; and that nasty thought has the capacity to re-run over and over to the point where you may no longer be aware of the fact that you do enjoy most of what life dishes out. In the past, this event could have spun you into a funk for x amount of time. My hope is that the Mental Pilates skills will give you the control to recognize that this was an awful, awful situation and then move on, schedule a car detail and send the bill to your father!!!
Once again, great job!
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ReplyDeleteDone and done. Detailing is scheduled for tomorrow at the Audi Dealership -- another one of my happy places :)
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