Lana L

I am sharing a story of the recent parking lot drama from my student. I suggest read this story and observe your own mind producing memories, emotions and etc. You may remember your own recent little dramas, that produced upsetting and surprising emotions. in this blog, I am trying to show how our mind works. Here is the story: "I was going to meet my boyfriend for lunch at his place of work. However, when I got there the whole parking lot was full. I ended up parking at a nearby business,...

Недавно, в разговоре с друзьями, столкнувшимися с невероятно сложными жизненными ситуациями — диагнозом рака, внезапной потерей работы, предательством партнера, — я глубоко задумалась о природе наших трудностей. Почему так невероятно сложно просто принять нашу реальность, когда земля уходит из-под ног? Какая часть нас активно саботирует этот процесс? Какая часть нашего ума отказывается принимать происходящее, и почему? Когда внезапно случается беда, эмоции застают нас врасплох, приходя тогда,...

Recently, while talking to friends who are facing incredibly challenging situations—a cancer diagnosis, the sudden loss of a job, a partner’s betrayal—I found myself thinking deeply about the nature of our struggles. Why is it so incredibly difficult to just accept our reality when the ground falls out from under us? What part of us is actively sabotaging this process? What part of our mind is refusing to accept, and why? When sudden hardship strikes, emotions take us by surprise, arriving...