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Publisher’s Letter...
Dear Friend,
Looking through my travel journals I saw I had written, What is the tension — the obstacle — on this trip? You see, I have come to realize that life is like writing, both filled with characters and tension and, eventually, resolution.
On this particular trip by train through Colorado, I had written as the tension of my story:
1. Drunken skiers loud at night
2. A blizzard upon arriving in Winter Park
3. Navigating an unknown bus system — in said blizzard
4. Altitude sickness
5. Seeing a train derailed
6. Spending 65 hours on the train in two weeks
There were more, but you can see that this trip that I remembered as being ideal was riddled with obstacles and tension, just like life in general. Yet it was one of my favorite trips to date. It’s simply a matter of how we look at it — our thoughts about a situation — that creates the experience
I bring this up now because winter itself can be hard: snow, ice, bitter cold, cabin fever…
I used to think my purpose as a writer was to write about the beauty of life, but I’ve learned that, just like fiction, the story of life requires tension and resolution to feel fulfilling. The frustrations, obstacles, and setbacks that lead to the subsequent discoveries (joy!) are the beauty. This illusion (our way of thinking) about imperfection creates perfection.
At TheWork.com, Byron Katie suggests a method for questioning our thoughts so they lose their power over us. The process involves 1) noticing what has upset you, 2) writing out your stressful thoughts, 3) questioning, and then, 4) turning it around to find the opposite thought.
Looking within is a powerful process and one of the keys to “conscious living.” Best to you this season.
Jill Dutton
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JOURNEY TO WHOLENESS - FEBRUARY 2020
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