I just got off a group zoom inquiry gathering with the amazing Year of Inquiry inquirers.
We wound up doing what’s called a “popcorn inquiry” (everyone just pops out spontaneous answers) on a very interesting and wide open thought.
A thought that can be very stressful, or mildly stressful.
This shouldn’t be happening.
Oh the trouble it can cause.
And oh the joy and relief, and laughter that pours out when we question it.
Everyone got to hold one specific situation they had in mind, so the inquiry can be lovingly contained and the mind can sit with just one interaction.
It had to be a situation, of course, where the thought about it was “this shouldn’t be happening.”
One person received a text they didn’t like from a friend, someone else found out some difficult news not long ago they didn’t like, someone was sick right as we did The Work, someone was upset with their dad in a childhood scene.
Even if the situation happened long ago, we can find ourselves right there in the middle of it and notice the belief “this shouldn’t be happening!”
We know what it’s like believing this thought. Anger, resentment, pictures of the future going badly, not getting our way, disappointment, never feeling good again, sadness, discouragement….terror.
When we think it, we sometimes quickly think we need to do something.
DO SOMETHING! QUICK!
But who would we be without this story?
Wow.
Instead of No, No, No we say Hmmm, interesting.
Curious. Fascinated.
Open.
Even….dare I say it….Yes, Yes, Yes.
We were laughing at the end of the group call together, imagining our day ahead saying “yes, yes, yes” to everything that happens.
We found turnarounds.
I watched the creativity of the minds coming up with some crazy and fun ideas for why this is good that this happens, some genuine examples for why it should be happening (and this never means we have to endure, suffer, or condone what’s happening–I love noticing it did actually stop happening, if it was terrible–which is good to notice).
Feeling the connection of this inquiry, the enlightenment possible in every moment, the power of the group to share our answers and be curious together.
So grateful.
I love this work.
It is for me.
So today, who would YOU be without your story “this shouldn’t be happening”?
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Much love,
Grace
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Grace Bell, Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie
MA Applied Behavioral Science, Certified Counselor Washington State
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MA Applied Behavioral Science, Certified Counselor Washington State
www.workwithgrace.com
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Hi Grace
How do I access reply of zoom sessions
Many thanks
Georgia
Thank you for the question–I will send it out in Grace Notes just to the Grace Notes readers, so you can access. Look for it coming soon.–Grace