No distractions. Of course “shit will come up”. Accept it. Don’t react. Let it pass.
And if this is hard, then feel free to react. React once, and move on. If you’ve got that covered, you already went from dozens of reactions to one, and the next step will be easy.
I fell out of meditation in the first trump term saddly. What i used to do instead of reacting a lot was to repeat back my thought to myself calmly. I want to get back to that state of mind so bad. I just feel so bogged down.
And if this is hard, then feel free to react. React once, and move on. If you’ve got that covered, you already went from dozens of reactions to one, and the next step will be easy.
I fell out of meditation in the first trump term saddly. What i used to do instead of reacting a lot was to repeat back my thought to myself calmly. I want to get back to that state of mind so bad. I just feel so bogged down.
Yes, don’t force yourself not to react. Don’t beat yourself up. In a word, meditation is about acceptance I guess.