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Donkees

(31,326 posts)
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 04:33 PM Mar 2016

"Turn-Off the Inner Misery Machine"


Plain, old everyday moments are often taken for granted.

Or they’re overcrowded by worries and considerations, regrets and fears, toils and troubles, and desires and cravings.

We chase after stimulation, catching speedy roller-coaster rides while missing the magical-mystery train that thumps out of our station every morning.


Basically, we block access to everyday pleasure because, unconsciously, we’re producing too much displeasure.



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"Turn-Off the Inner Misery Machine" (Original Post) Donkees Mar 2016 OP
That's great. Gregorian Mar 2016 #1
I'm visualizing running through a redwood forest without awful thoughts :) Donkees Mar 2016 #2

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
1. That's great.
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 04:43 PM
Mar 2016

I'm momentarily going to run through a redwood forest. That's my daily routine. It's amazing, finding myself walking in a beautiful forest while awful thoughts are entertained. It's a job to weed out the chaff.

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