Posted by gardenergirl on July 10, 2006, at 23:59:15
In reply to More about diary cards, posted by gardenergirl on July 10, 2006, at 22:59:07
I hope no one minds, but I'm going to link to something already written to get our discussion going.
Core Mindfulness: http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/core_mindfulness.html
Discussion (also from this link)
Using the above as a description of being in wise mind can anyone relate their own experience of wise mind?What has it taken for you to reach wise mind? For example, sometimes a person may reach wisdom only when suddenly confronted by another person. Or someone else may say something insightful that unlocks an inner door.
What similar experiences or other examples have any of you had in experiencing wise mind?
Can you think of a situation in your life in which using this skill might have been helpful? How do you think the outcome would have been different? Can you make a plan to use it in a situation that is upcoming and might be difficult?
Exercise
Set an alarm clock for a certain period of time each day (like every hour). When the alarm goes off, check in with yourself. How are you experiencing the moment? Observe your thoughts and emotions. Don't judge them as right or wrong, just observe and describe it by writing it down. At the end of the day, do you see a pattern? Have you learned anything about yourself? No matter what the experience you had, allow yourself to let go of all that happened. Let go of the judgments. Be in the moment. What is this like for you?
poster:gardenergirl
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20060703/msgs/665950.html