Comments on: The Labyrinth and Acceptance http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/09/30/the-labyrinth-and-acceptance/ Positioning within the Imaginal Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:03:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: I Love Reading About Labyrinths! « Using Mindfulness in Everyday Life http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/09/30/the-labyrinth-and-acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-8400 I Love Reading About Labyrinths! « Using Mindfulness in Everyday Life Sun, 30 May 2010 17:22:02 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=3103#comment-8400 [...] The Labyrinth and Acceptance [...] [...] The Labyrinth and Acceptance [...]

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]]> By: ccseed http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/09/30/the-labyrinth-and-acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-8232 ccseed Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:42:09 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=3103#comment-8232 It feels to me that the dream is related to this theme. I recall a<br>dream I had where reached into a stream and pulled out a slide which<br>contained an image from my life. The insight you bring to light here<br>is that our being itself is the labyrinth...it's not simply the<br>external factor. It feels to me that the dream is related to this theme. I recall a
dream I had where reached into a stream and pulled out a slide which
contained an image from my life. The insight you bring to light here
is that our being itself is the labyrinth…it's not simply the
external factor.

]]> By: Douglas Gibb http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/09/30/the-labyrinth-and-acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-8231 Douglas Gibb Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:38:31 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=3103#comment-8231 Hi Richard,<br><br>I remember a friend of mine had a dream in which he was entangled in a ball of string. During the course of the dream he actually became one of the pieces of string; almost as if his consciousness had become completely associated with the ball of string. He said he began to panic because very quickly, he could no longer tell who he was; where he started and ended.<br><br>I always remember him telling me that dream; even although its been 20 years.<br><br>I know that his dream hasn't got anything strictly to do with the symbol of the Labyrinth, but your post had reminded me of that dream and I was prompted to ask myself some questions:<br><br>At what point do I end and the 'other' begins?<br><br>Great post :) Hi Richard,

I remember a friend of mine had a dream in which he was entangled in a ball of string. During the course of the dream he actually became one of the pieces of string; almost as if his consciousness had become completely associated with the ball of string. He said he began to panic because very quickly, he could no longer tell who he was; where he started and ended.

I always remember him telling me that dream; even although its been 20 years.

I know that his dream hasn't got anything strictly to do with the symbol of the Labyrinth, but your post had reminded me of that dream and I was prompted to ask myself some questions:

At what point do I end and the 'other' begins?

Great post :)

]]> By: ccseed http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/09/30/the-labyrinth-and-acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-8230 ccseed Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:20:17 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=3103#comment-8230 The depth vs. speed is interesting. Society tends to favor speed: fast food<br>and fluff... The depth vs. speed is interesting. Society tends to favor speed: fast food
and fluff…

]]> By: Jeb http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/09/30/the-labyrinth-and-acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-8229 Jeb Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:17:07 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=3103#comment-8229 Hmmm. I've experienced that as well...people I've assumed had it made, outwardly successful, were, in fact, on the brink of turmoil. <br><br>It's one of the real challenges our society faces, I think. We've been conditioned to value the wrong things, and fake it if we have to in order to fit that mold. At the same time, we're not as close as we were, we don't delve as deep as we could, or should, into what truly constitutes a person's value and, thus, are left to assume from afar that they're firing on all pistons.<br><br>All the while we suffer through these roles, all of us, on either end of these assumptions, never connecting in ways that would put an end to the charade and allow for important growth to commence. <br><br>Frustration reigns in this coconut of mine. I see a better way Richard. Hmmm. I've experienced that as well…people I've assumed had it made, outwardly successful, were, in fact, on the brink of turmoil.

It's one of the real challenges our society faces, I think. We've been conditioned to value the wrong things, and fake it if we have to in order to fit that mold. At the same time, we're not as close as we were, we don't delve as deep as we could, or should, into what truly constitutes a person's value and, thus, are left to assume from afar that they're firing on all pistons.

All the while we suffer through these roles, all of us, on either end of these assumptions, never connecting in ways that would put an end to the charade and allow for important growth to commence.

Frustration reigns in this coconut of mine. I see a better way Richard.

]]> By: ccseed http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/09/30/the-labyrinth-and-acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-8228 ccseed Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:56:28 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=3103#comment-8228 Interesting question Jeb. It's hard to really know what's unfolding in the<br>path of another. The person that may seem steeped in success might be<br>heading into a divorce. And one mired in confusion might be about to open<br>an unexpected door that concealing the treasure long sought. My own<br>experience is that the one caught in the brambles is closer to the symbol of<br>transformation then the one riding cruse control down easy street.... Interesting question Jeb. It's hard to really know what's unfolding in the
path of another. The person that may seem steeped in success might be
heading into a divorce. And one mired in confusion might be about to open
an unexpected door that concealing the treasure long sought. My own
experience is that the one caught in the brambles is closer to the symbol of
transformation then the one riding cruse control down easy street….

]]> By: Jeb http://catskillcottageseed.com/2009/09/30/the-labyrinth-and-acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-8227 Jeb Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:40:02 +0000 http://catskillcottageseed.com/?p=3103#comment-8227 So Richard, what's the deal with some of us needing (or so it seems) to cover more ground within that labyrinth than others? Some seem to fast track it to the center, while many remain lost in the tangles for years. Is it a lack of ego-discipline? So Richard, what's the deal with some of us needing (or so it seems) to cover more ground within that labyrinth than others? Some seem to fast track it to the center, while many remain lost in the tangles for years. Is it a lack of ego-discipline?

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