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« Living: suffering. Worried souls, sad hearts, prisons and resentment wear and tear. Despair. No more struggling, tirelessly learning to let the wave pass, like a swimmer not yet drowned. Accepting suffering, welcoming it, yes welcoming it, and observing it: there is always a relief exit somewhere. Hold on, hold on, breathe in your head, and above all keep your eyes open. Here it is, the exit... »
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Christophe André
States of soul: Learning about serenity |
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Christophe André
States of soul: Learning about serenity
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« The solution to avoid pent-up anger (which is the worst), is not the unbridled anger, but the dialogue and explanation. After a time of decompression, a time-out, say the Americans, a time to go out, breathe, even go for a run. But especially no punching-ball session, or other maneuvers to hijack the hostility supposedly romp: they only aggravate resentment and prepare the return of anger. »
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Christophe André
States of soul: Learning about serenity |
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Christophe André
States of soul: Learning about serenity
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« Madness of anger, wisdom of gentleness: some useful efforts. Delete anger and resentment? Hum... It seems more reasonable: 1) to consider that their occurrence is inevitable in any social life, unless they are very gifted or live outside the world, 2) that it is possible to learn to regulate them rather than hope not to feel them, 3) that the first skill in this matter is to accept to see that behind each of our resentments there is suffering , and 4) to want to suffer less... »
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Christophe André
States of soul: Learning about serenity |
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Christophe André
States of soul: Learning about serenity
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