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The incredibly intense brilliantly loving power of Judging Your Neighbor
We had a fabulous First Friday on Jan 3rd. We’ll be steady on for every month first Friday 7:45am PT until June when we go to 2nd Friday (because I’ll be teaching a retreat with Tom Compton again at Breitenbush June 2-7, 2020).
At First Friday, several people bravely shared honestly and answered the four questions after our opening meditation of writing a Judge Your Neighbor worksheet.
We always start with writing the JYN, the important Step One.
A mom who had the thought about her daughter “she’s got addictive behaviors! Oh no!”
A daughter, age 54, who has the thought “my father should leave me be!” every time she talks with her dad on the phone.
A woman thinking she should stop what she’s doing regularly in her life. (Good for the resolution type attitudes going on this time of year).
Every single situation was relatable. Everyone has thoughts that are not unfamiliar, or especially unique. We all have these moments containing these thoughts, or can remember when we once had them all the time.
 
Every time someone does The Work right in front of everyone, it serves everyone who listens. 
 
The starting point is identifying what we think, without editing, without parsing it out, without making it sound better than it actually is.
Someone asked me not long ago to talk about the power of writing the Judge Your Neighbor worksheet. Well, we certainly hear it every First Friday and every group and retreat I offer.
I decided to share the power of Step One with you all not only here, but also on my weekly facebook live inquiry (always on Mondays, always super fun–and I take requests–which means you can write to me any time and ask for me to do The Work on a specific thought you’ve been noticing–and I’ll walk us through this on Monday facebook live).
The power of Judging Your Neighbor is immense….the incredible power of judging and listening to the judging. It reveals what is terrifying, uncomfortable, and often even somewhat hidden. 
Visit my facebook live post here.:  Grace’s facebook live Mondays.

Much love,
Grace
P.S. Things Coming SOON:

  • Divorce/Breaking Up/Separation Is Hell–Is It True?: 8 session online zoom course dissolving the pain of feeling separate from another human being who appears to move away from you. Join Nadine Ferris-France and Grace Bell right here. Sundays at 11:00am PT/ 7:00pm UK. We start January 12th (no class Jan. 19th).
  • Eating Peace Free Online Masterclass Webinar: Five Beliefs to Question to End Eating Battles. Register HERE.
  • Eating Peace Experience Deep Dive Immersion. Read more HERE.

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