Manansh Shukla

No. 30

A small thought on emotional avoidance

"What am I feeling in my body that I am avoiding?"

Bruce Tift inspired this question. And I really like it.

Because it helps attention move to the sensations you're feeling and avoiding.

This is cool because the question assumes you're already feeling something and you're already avoiding whatever that is.

So when you ask:

  • follow where the question takes you
  • feel the raw sensations as they arise
  • attend to those sensations with kindness