The Love and Grace Project Weblog
An Exploration into Learning How to Love and Receive GraceArchive for October, 2008
Class 1-2 Can pain and frustration ‘just melt away’?
Our Second Class held at Redland United Methodist Church began with a summary of the first class and a discussion of what we were able to see about energy management this past week. Examples were given and commented on. It is now generally recognized by the group that the two goals of increasing the amount of energy available to us and reducing the ‘leaks’ would enliven and enrich each of us in terms of our quality of life.
A short presentation on the four primary ways that others try to ‘steal’ energy from us.
- Intimidator
- Interrogator
- Woe is me
- Being Aloof
We were encouraged to look at our friends, coworkers, family members and others using this model to see if any fall into these catagories and how our energy is affected by them.
When asked ‘how do we change this behavior?’ it was suggested that we don’t try to change anyone but it is useful to note the MO’s of others (and ourselves!) and as we get more skilled at noticing we can use the power of naming to help unhook the unconscious aspect that is often connected with us giving away or leaking energy.
A presentation on a technique called EFT was begun to show a simple yet effective technique to eliminate or greatly reduce physical and/or emotional pain. A number of participants were able to experience a greatly reduced discomfort… physical pain, anger and frustration in a very short time. The website EasyBMRT.com (click on the EFT button) is a good source for refreshing the information and technique.
The weekly course work sheet was handed out (available at The-Love-Project.com/class_1-2.html ) and we are encouraged to post on the blog here to help each other in our experiences and understandings.
See you next Sunday!
Heartfully, Sharon & Karl
We Have Begun! Class 1-1
Ahh… our first class! October 19, 2008… at Redlands Methodist Church as part of their “Small Groups” project.
After a bit of an overview of our intentions, an analogy demonstration was given using a bucket, water and an ice pick to understand containing and leaking energy.
Discussions about state and one’s energy level was next with the hope that the participants could begin to understand that they can be in charge of their own energy levels as they notice and choose their state.
A simple breathing exercise was taught and practiced by all and it was noticed that everyone felt more relaxed and calm after a few minutes.
A worksheet was passed out for our use this week (available at The-Love-Project.com/class_1-1) for encouraging more insight and noticing to what our particular state is at any moment.
We would like each participant to answer three questions on this blog this week:
1) What keeps you from ‘living love’ in a continuous way?
2) What did you imagine The Love Project was about before you signed up?
3) What do you understand now what The Love Project is about?
Thanks for participating!
Heartfully, Sharon & Karl
p.s. We will e-mail each participant to make sure we have transcribed the address correctly!
