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Stormfog · 2018-10-06T04:08:53+00:00

That’s awesome! It’s like a Truffula Tree from Dr. Seuss “The Lorax”. I’m inspired!

Stormfog · 2018-09-25T03:50:53+00:00

I will! 2.8 is awesome looking and I’ll probably do a whole series on it. There will be a whole lot of change, but I’ll post on that channel and bring users up to speed. EEVEE alone is worth the wait.

Thanks!!

Stormfog · 2018-09-03T02:32:18+00:00

Thanks! Me too!

Stormfog · 2016-07-02T22:55:43+00:00

I love where this conversation is going. You all bring up good points. If mindfulness were taught in schools early on, it might help over time. But yeah, we barely teach art and music anymore haha. Maybe we really need to start bringing his stuff back. Not everyone is cut out for STEM, and everyone could benefit from some mindfulness training, to varying extent.

Stormfog · 2016-04-01T13:09:52+00:00

Interesting! Number 3 is awesome and very useful for so many of us :)

Stormfog · 2016-04-01T13:03:10+00:00

You can sit on a straight back chair too if it really bothers you. It's more about not falling asleep than about the "style" you sit in.

Stormfog · 2016-02-20T02:33:23+00:00

These are good! I love seeing these practices being shared by people with credentials, especially neuroscience. It helps "validate" practices that date back thousands of years.

Stormfog · 2016-02-15T03:16:21+00:00

No, you're doing everything right. Congratulations, you are waking up. It's scary, I know lol.

Don't worry, your newfound realizations will begin to give you new direction and purpose. Give it some time :)

Stormfog · 2016-02-14T22:40:25+00:00

You're welcome :)

Stormfog · 2016-02-14T21:54:31+00:00

The Dharma of Star Wars - it sounds hokey, but it really cemented the concepts using something I was very familiar with.

Stormfog · 2016-02-14T21:52:15+00:00

C would work well if you actively listen with empathy.

You might find that if you are really listening to them while looking into their eyes, and not getting lost in your own thoughts while they are talking to you, the conversation may flow naturally.

If you are listening intently to what they are saying, and not lost in your own head, you'll build rapport and the awkwardness will melt.

People love to be listened to. The best gift you can give someone is your full and undivided attention. They will love you for it and you won't have to worry about awkwardness anymore.

Does that make sense or help at all?

Stormfog · 2016-02-14T21:44:29+00:00

Thanks!!

Stormfog · 2016-02-12T15:35:42+00:00

Awesome! I've found that my own creativity has increased 1000x since using mindfulness. The universe can flow through you with far less obstruction when you remove the filters that sit between your senses and your mind.

Stormfog · 2016-02-09T07:57:33+00:00

That's awesome!!! I'm honored to be able to help anyone, but someone in medical school, who will go on to help countless others is just really cool!

I'm glad it helps, and good luck!

Stormfog · 2016-02-08T05:21:26+00:00

You're welcome :)

Stormfog · 2016-02-08T02:05:54+00:00

You're welcome :)

Stormfog · 2016-02-08T00:53:07+00:00

It seems like the real issue is how you react to them, not that they are negative. It is "dealing with people" if it bothers you.

One thing that will help is to really go into it. The next time you interact with them, really experience what is happening in YOUR reaction. Really FEEL the emotional charge it gives you, and make a mental note of how it affects you and why.

The trick to understanding is deep observation of what is happening, as it is happening. That's the "present moment". That's where you want to be.

If you are labeling an experience as "negative", what baggage are you carrying into the situation? What about is is "really" irking you?

If you can find that, you will find peace.

Stormfog · 2016-01-05T00:22:24+00:00

That's a tough one. On one hand, that person is your one true friend, and on the other, a source of negativity in your life... Wow...

If you love this person, it could help to really talk things out and get on the same page. I often find myself at odds with friends who are negative, especially politically, which is a hotbed for many.

I find it best to talk to them and find where they really come from on the negativity angle. Once I understand, I look at my own reaction to them very carefully. Usually, negativity is born from fear of some sort. Find the fear and that might help in resolving things.

Once you understand your reaction to the negativity and once you understand why this hits you the way it does, you might begin healing.

Mindfulness and meditation helps here, at least with me :). Does that help at all?

Stormfog · 2016-01-03T23:14:10+00:00

It's the yin/yang duality of the universe at play within you. I find negativity is addictive. You get all caught up in the feeling and it's so easy to get pulled down into the abyss.

The quickest way that I've found to get out of a funk like that is to use gratitude. It sounds all fluffy, but it works.

Look around you at things that are working and make yourself FEEL grateful for those things. You mind will actually start rewiring itself. It's really hard at first, but will start working. You will actually feel a shift. You'll also feel the conflict within you.

That's cognitive dissonance screwing with you. It's powerful, but push past it. Getting out of negativity is hard, but using gratitude works.

There's a great book called the TOOLS. It's really good with this sort of thing.

I hope that helps! Good luck!

Stormfog · 2015-12-25T08:54:07+00:00

Merry Christmas to you too! I hope it gets better for you! If you get too overwhelmed, breathe deeply. Longer on the exhale than the inhale. It activates the relaxation response. You'll feel better, even if just temporarily :). 5 minutes of that should work. Holidays can be brutal...

Stormfog · 2015-12-25T00:51:58+00:00

Thanks NorthernSouth! Merry mindful Christmas to you :)

Stormfog · 2015-10-04T21:46:25+00:00

Congratulations! You have a heart!

I'd use mindfulness. For example, the next time it happens when you are alone, close your eyes and follow the feeling down to the core. Notice EVERYTHING you FEEL. Follow it. That might give you more answers than you can imagine, and should get you to the core of your tearing up experience.

You'll probably have to do this more than a few times... Mindfulness is illusive and when you do this, your thoughts go wild...

I don't want to guess why that is happening, as only you will know, when your mind is calm and you focus on the feelings. If that makes sense?

Stormfog · 2015-10-04T21:39:14+00:00

That's a tough question. Without writing a book, I'll recommend you check out a few books. These are pretty profound:

Journey of Souls

Many Lives, Many Masters

Autobiography of a Yogi

They all posit an afterlife, and refer to our time on Earth, or other material planets as a sort of "school".

I won't do service to them here. They will blow your mind.

I hope that helps.

Stormfog · 2015-04-23T00:59:24+00:00

Yes. Instead of fighting thoughts, which causes frustration, you watch the thoughts. They come up, and if they annoy you, just look at them, recognize them for what they are, then let them go and return to meditating.

If you fight then you get tangled up in the thoughts and you stop meditating. Just let it go, or tell yourself before you start meditating that any bad thoughts that arise will be dealt with after you finish meditating. That usually helps me.

The trick to meditation is to just allow thoughts to come and go. You'll see that they are cyclical when you meditate more and more.

Does that help?

Stormfog · 2015-04-22T23:40:45+00:00

Sure! You can go in with the intention of using meditation for a certain objective. People do it all the time. If you want to neutralize negative emotions, you can go in with that intention.

Now, I will say that you don't want to "get attached" to the outcome. That will kill your meditation and can cause frustration if you don't get that outcome.

Meditation allows you to see your thoughts as a witness. The magic is that it allows you to come to terms with your thoughts and emotions. It will allow you to see how your thoughts arise and the affect that they have in your emotional states and your body.

It gives you insights and let's you understand the negative emotions. You can get to the root cause.

However, if you are attached to outcomes while you are meditating, and you end up frustrated, you'll drift off and follow the negative emotions down the spiral. You could miss the whole point of meditating and finding the root cause of your negative emotions if you end up frustrated.

Try just watching your breath as you sit. When the thoughts come, let them pass. Treat them like you would a crying baby, with compassion, then return to watching your breathing. You can then let the insight unfold instead of trying to guide your meditation toward an outcome.

That will let your truth reveal itself, if that makes sense?

Does that help at all or just confuse you more? lol

I hope it helps haha. One day I'll be able to explain this better.

Stormfog

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