BAD! Kitty Art Studio ~ Portland Oregon ~ Artist Blog ~Quote for the day

BAD! Kitty Art Studio

Quote of the day

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"Specifically that guilt holds no

currency and learning holds a pot of gold.

Guilt is -out of bounds-

either self-imposed or demanded.

It is that simple.

It may not be easy, but it is simple.
The antidote to shame is more complicated,

and more rewarding,

in my opinion,

and has more lasting benefits

that ripple out to all areas of your life.

It requires several steps of skill acquisition,

and therefore continual practice:
Develop emotional awareness;

notice when you are in the shame
Develop perceptual flexibility;

step out and notice your emotional state

thereby dis-identifying from it [NOT disassociating,

but rather dis-identifying]
Expand your focus to include other

positive representations of your behavior,

and consciously expand your unconscious sense of time
Remind yourself that whoever you think you

are [behaviors, etc.] you are more than that.
As always ask yourself:

"how am I responsible " and "what can I learn?"
Add resources and imagine yourself

behaving with these additional resources in the future

As you read this, and review it in your mind,

you can begin to imagine, even now,

how these practices and skills

would give you choice and eventual freedom

-and not just from shame, but with full integration, from all unnecessary negative emotional experiences.

Join me in creating the kind of world

in which we all want to belong.

A world in which unnecessary

negative emotional experiences are

known to be just that-unnecessary-

giving us access to a world of choice,

and through that choice,

joy and freedom,

and through that,

beauty of unknown richness."

~Jason McClain, Evolutionary Guide (tm)

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Busy

hands moving,

all thoughts

of the next project

problem

situation

sitting

in my head.

Spliting myself into

Sections

of action

soul

spirit

courage.

The seed has split,

curling soft white

down covered roots

are spilling from

the outer hardness

tender greens

full of hope

pushing up

through

hard earth

to reach for the sky

and harness the power

of the sun.

Heather

www.badkittyartstudio.com

www.hjempowerment.com