Practicing Struggle Reduction

  • Practicing Struggle Reduction

  • DAILY DTM SCORE AND SELF-REPORT
    1. Do the math
    2. Accept, act or delay
    3. Release present moment struggle
    4. Shift awareness to the existing peace

     

    Sometime during each day, sit down and close your eyes. Next, take a few deep breaths and observe your thoughts. Don’t try to clear your mind or change anything, just observe without intent. Don’t push or exert, just relax and observe for several minutes. Then using the DTM journal list any peaceful or struggle thinking that you observed. In the space provided, write a few notes about your thoughts. Remember, there is no right or wrong way to do this. This is not a test or competition. Just a flowing, effortless, awareness of how you are using your emotional energy. Doesn’t it make sense to shift your awareness away from any struggle thinking?

  • DTM Journal

  • In the evening, journal about your perceptions of the day’s events. How did those perceptions affect your feelings? Doesn’t it make sense to shift your awareness from negative struggle thinking to positive peaceful thoughts?

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