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steven_homer about fear and it's role in our lives. Ever since I read Susan Piver's book in 2006, I have arranged time to do her 7-Day meditation program each year - - and it is about time I did it again.
What I'd like to suggest is that (if you are interested) we create a group here on LJ that do this 7-day program together. Not necessarily starting on the same day - although it would be truly ideal. and journal about our experiences separately and then share our journals and paths with one another after the 7-days is complete. The idea is to experience the 7 day program independently - then get together afterward online and discuss it.
As Susan says in her book, "it’s easy to become convinced of the value of meditation, generosity, patience, and so on. But what happens when, based on theory alone, you try to bring
these qualities into everyday life? If you’re like me, not much. I need to practice these skills over and over before they begin to make sense. The Freedom from Fear program is meant to lead you through the steps that create genuine and lasting change. Now is the time to put a stake in the ground, take action, and see how (or if ) these ideas work in your life. You don’t
have to wait for the perfect day or until you quit smoking or lose ten pounds before you begin practicing meditation to cultivate gentleness, delight, confidence, and joy. The best time is now. Once you make the commitment to try, you’ll be surprised to find support coming to you from everywhere you look."
If you are game for this exercise, hit me with a comment and we'll start discussing it. I think that when we do these kinds of retreats for ourselves, we can learn a lot about ourselves and how we interact with the world around us.
Here's Susan's PDF description of the 7 day program:
http://susanpiver.com/documents/Freedom_From_Fear.pdf
Give it a look - and if it sounds like something you'd like to do for yourself, give it a try and share the results and thoughts (that you want to share outside of yourself) on your LJ and lets talk about it.
steven_homer about fear and it's role in our lives. Ever since I read Susan Piver's book in 2006, I have arranged time to do her 7-Day meditation program each year - - and it is about time I did it again. What I'd like to suggest is that (if you are interested) we create a group here on LJ that do this 7-day program together. Not necessarily starting on the same day - although it would be truly ideal. and journal about our experiences separately and then share our journals and paths with one another after the 7-days is complete. The idea is to experience the 7 day program independently - then get together afterward online and discuss it.
As Susan says in her book, "it’s easy to become convinced of the value of meditation, generosity, patience, and so on. But what happens when, based on theory alone, you try to bring
these qualities into everyday life? If you’re like me, not much. I need to practice these skills over and over before they begin to make sense. The Freedom from Fear program is meant to lead you through the steps that create genuine and lasting change. Now is the time to put a stake in the ground, take action, and see how (or if ) these ideas work in your life. You don’t
have to wait for the perfect day or until you quit smoking or lose ten pounds before you begin practicing meditation to cultivate gentleness, delight, confidence, and joy. The best time is now. Once you make the commitment to try, you’ll be surprised to find support coming to you from everywhere you look."
If you are game for this exercise, hit me with a comment and we'll start discussing it. I think that when we do these kinds of retreats for ourselves, we can learn a lot about ourselves and how we interact with the world around us.
Here's Susan's PDF description of the 7 day program:
http://susanpiver.com/documents/Freedom_From_Fear.pdf
Give it a look - and if it sounds like something you'd like to do for yourself, give it a try and share the results and thoughts (that you want to share outside of yourself) on your LJ and lets talk about it.
