Day One
For a week I'm gonna try to make a sincere effort not to label my actions as 'good' and 'bad', and really be aware of when I do fall victim to this habit.First thing I am immediately aware of is I do this a lot. I am self critical to the point where it happens so often I have just accepted it as the norm. In my mind the boundary between acceptable behaviour and unacceptable behaviour is narrow.
Your brain is a creative tool.When you are already predisposed to negative thought patterns the mind's ability to innovate is completely abused.
Day Two
The focus of this week is to try and be neutral essentially, in terms of how I view myself and my actions.Being neutral is when you allow something to just be. Organically, authentically. Sounds similar to love or compassion.
There isn't the need for labels, whether they are good or bad.
The types of negative thoughts I have are quite repetitive.
My critical thinking in general is a lot better.
Day Three
Not much has happened today.
I've noticed that when I attach labels to my thoughts and actions, It's very specific, overly specific.
You can't go about your daily life trying to account for every minute detail because there's no limit to the amount of detail you can break life down into.
We live in the overarching, in generalisations, and sweeping assumptions, even if we're not consciously aware of it. Overthinking is getting caught up in unnecessary levels of detail.
You can't go about your daily life trying to account for every minute detail because there's no limit to the amount of detail you can break life down into.
We live in the overarching, in generalisations, and sweeping assumptions, even if we're not consciously aware of it. Overthinking is getting caught up in unnecessary levels of detail.
Day Four
It's important that even when it feels like you aren't making progress, to still have the intention to continue.
A lot of labelling is due to not being present, projecting into the future or dwelling on the past,
A lot of labelling is due to not being present, projecting into the future or dwelling on the past,
It rarely involves confronting the actual, present reality of a situation.
This is the point where I started to struggle.
I also realised that life doesn't come with labels, we add them on. Life is impartial, it comes without criticism.
When you act from intention, you don't have to judge what you do.. unless you have bad intentions.
Worrying about things is indirectly trying to control them, trying to influence outside events with your internal dialogue. When you let go of the need to control you gain control.
This is something I can't completely stop doing. However, it's important to notice when it's being done unnecessarily, try to act with good intentions, and remember I have no business judging anyone really, including myself.
Next week, "Leaning on intuition"
This is the point where I started to struggle.
Day Five
Christmas Eve was probably the most unproductive day of the week.
I realised that self contempt is actually contempt for others disguised (and vice versa?).
If you don't put yourself in a position to judge other people, you can't do it to yourself.
If you don't put yourself in a position to judge other people, you can't do it to yourself.
I also realised that life doesn't come with labels, we add them on. Life is impartial, it comes without criticism.
Day Six
Christmas day
When you act from intention, you don't have to judge what you do.. unless you have bad intentions.
Day Seven
In giving away control, you've got it
-Alan Watts
Worrying about things is indirectly trying to control them, trying to influence outside events with your internal dialogue. When you let go of the need to control you gain control.
Conclusion
This is something I can't completely stop doing. However, it's important to notice when it's being done unnecessarily, try to act with good intentions, and remember I have no business judging anyone really, including myself.Next week, "Leaning on intuition"
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