Freakchylde's

Man, oh man. I just finished watching a relatively intense episode of Law and Order. I must say that it was well written. Basically, an ex-spec ops kills a foreigner, hides the crime with an explosion and then goes off about the guy being a “sleeper” terrorist and how he should be rewarded for killing the guy. Needless to say, Waterston’s character was well written. His closing argument revolved around how the jury would answer one question: “How much freedoms, as Americans, are we willing to give up for fear?” Very well written, right up my alley in thoughts and beliefs. And on that topic….

Today was also an intense class at school. We went over centering methods and then did some exercises on touch and centering. One of the exercises dealt with walking around the room with our eyes closed, focusing on our breathing and walking (different exercise) and finding people in the room. When we ran into someone, we were supposed to link up with them, arm in arm, and then go find other people. Once we were all linked, the instructor helped us line up so we were touching a person next to us and the person across from us. Then, he began speaking. He told us to remember that, even though we were different from the person we were touching (eyes still closed), we still shared many things. The wanting to love and be loved, the desire for our lives to be meaningful, our desire to help others and be helped by others, and various other aspects of our lives. It was a good reminder that no matter what was going on in our lives, someone with a similar problem would be seeking one of us out for help in dealing with that problem. That no matter what, we needed to be centered, to be there for that person, for us to be focused on that person and what they were saying, and for us to realize that we are not alone in our problems so that we can be there for our clients. It was very humbling and intense. Have I said it was intense yet? We spent 15 minutes in that line, breathing and sending “caring” energy to the person we were touching. Learning to open ourselves up to what others are feeling and open ourselves up to be part of them while they were there with us. Think about it, how often do we see someone, ask them how they’re doing, and actually pay attention to them and listen to what they’re saying and how they’re acting? So, my homework is to actually sit down and focus on at least one person and listen to them, focus on one thing and be there, in that moment, and experience that moment for the experience that it is. I love this!