Susan:
“I was surprised how often when I thought (I am completely) (stopping) my mind became focused on stopping a tangle of unproductive thoughts about an upcoming grant decision. Although I realistically know that the odds of getting one of the few state arts grants is very small, I must still have my hopes up – and I am letting this ‘hope against hope’ stall my efforts to get query letters out to agents. ‘If I wait a few weeks, I can add that I am a grant recipient!’ The incanting practice made me aware that I am very invested in the grant decision and that my craving for external validation is a bigger issue than I knew.”
Francine:
“In the beginning I was resistant, doubting the validity of this process. How could something so short be useful? I walked around my desk like a lion teasing its prey. No, I wasn't going to succumb. I didn't feel like tying myself to yet another mantra, incantation, intention, prayer, or chanting ritual. None of the others seem to have made a big difference in my life. But by the fifth day I found myself using them. I was shocked at how quickly I felt calm and open minded and open hearted again. Incanting ‘I am completely stopping’ is all I have to say now and my heart rate slows and my mind settles into a place of ‘expecting nothing’ and knowing that ‘I am equal to this challenge.’ I had expected to be using these to get back to my writing but the other benefits have been enormous.”
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