Thought - Personal Practice

To this day I feel bad about a situation in which I mindlessly made a statement and hurt someone else in the process.

I repeated something someone else had said in order to be accepted by a new crowd of friends.

I am maybe being a little harsh on myself as I was very young.  

I think the lesson is valid, especially since I’ve had a lifetime of the memory of the reaction of the person whom I hurt.

That memory creeps up on me from time to time without warning and I’m left with the feeling that I could have been a better person.  I often wish I hadn’t said what I did because I truly did not feel that way.  

I simply repeated something said by another without thought.

I think this memory creeps back on me because it’s a life lesson I’m still learning.

When I make a statement or judgment to someone, how much thought have I really put into it?  Am I really prepared to stand by the statement?

It’s a question I’ve started to ask myself more and put practice into.

I find the differing perspectives of the people I interact with daily can be a bit trying.

Everyone has their perspective on subjects or other people.  

I want to have my own thoughtful opinion.

So I will practice doing just that!

Thinking and being mindful in all that I do.

Thought - Yoga Lesson

Thoughtfulness is something we usually think of as how we treat others.

How about how we treat ourselves?

The lifetime of accepting others thoughts or opinions can be plaguing.

It’s not that you don’t have your own opinion or thought it’s that we can become accustomed to trusting a source or a society standard that the thought of questioning may not cross our minds.

Why not question your thoughts?

Why not investigate how you think or feel about a specific subject, standard, or opinion?

What you find in the process may surprise you.

The only way to find out is by thought.