This week in CBI you learned about the following ideas:
CLEAN PAIN versus DIRTY PAIN.
CLEAN PAIN is pain that naturally comes with hurtful or stressful experiences in life, like illness, death, disappointment, loss, and challenges. Clean pain is out of our control, and is temporary, naturally diminishing over time time.
DIRTY PAIN is the pain we create for ourselves when we resist or struggle against reality through things like denial, avoidance, or retaliation. Dirty pain is in our controlbecause we create it, and can last a long time if we continue to resist or struggle.
This cartoon demonstrates what RESISTANCE might look like.
What kind of dirty pain do you think Heart and Brain will experience if they just continue to complain?
Enter this week's new skill:
RADICAL ACCEPTANCE.
Radical acceptance means that we choose to acknowledge reality as it is right now, without judgment. It is choosing to let go of trying to control things that we don't have control over.
Radical Acceptance Meditation
One way to practice Radical Acceptance is through MEDITATION. The following meditation will give you an opportunity to try it on your own.
Before you begin, find a quiet, comfortable place where you won't be distracted by things around you. When you get there, find a comfortable position, sitting or lying down, and begin the meditation below.
(You may want to use headphones for a better experience.)
The meditation will last approximately 10 minutes.
(If the player doesn't appear for you below, click on the black box to open it.)
Radical Acceptance Meditation CBI.mp3
Great work! Now that your brain has done its strength training for the day, take a few minutes to reflect on this experience.
Be sure to read the all the directions carefully before answering the questions!
Be sure to complete all sections and click submit at the bottom to get credit for this Virtual CBI session!
(Technical Tip: If you get a white screen after you click "next" or "submit", SCROLL UP. The next page is further up on the screen.)