tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post8582780069117743493..comments2024-01-11T03:34:11.166-08:00Comments on Rue and Hyssop: Pizza for a Kinder MindRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09521209734809361226noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-42217599542973522082019-05-23T17:47:26.570-07:002019-05-23T17:47:26.570-07:00I love this, Shell. Thank you.I love this, Shell. Thank you.Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521209734809361226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-32960138407059616162019-05-23T16:16:10.358-07:002019-05-23T16:16:10.358-07:00I do the same thing to my negative thoughts. I thi...I do the same thing to my negative thoughts. I think of a favorite memory and tell my inner critic to play in that memory. To just relax, after a few minutes my mind feels calm again.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807876444563019161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-10623496136550469222019-05-11T15:12:43.410-07:002019-05-11T15:12:43.410-07:00You are inspiring, Mags. And if narcissist means ‘...You are inspiring, Mags. And if narcissist means ‘self-knowing’ and ‘self-confident’ and ‘self-peace’ then count me in!Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521209734809361226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-37232446500432514272019-05-11T14:55:50.980-07:002019-05-11T14:55:50.980-07:00I'm very lucky, my brain and I almost always (...I'm very lucky, my brain and I almost always (unless we are writing a story) agree with each other. We are not huge on guilt or shame or any of those leashes society puts around necks and beats backs with. We do what we must and remind ourselves that we did our best. If we make mistakes, we take responsibility, try to make reparations, and move on. We might think about it later, but not to self-punish... We think about it when (and if) we find ourselves in a similar situation, to try not to repeat the same mistake. Some people have called me narcissist for this way of being, and I look at them, thinking, <i>You say that like it's a bad thing.</i> <br /><br />So, I've no idea how to quiet that voice, how to reassure it, but the way you seem to feel about that voice, the way you treat it... reminds me of my relationship with physical pain. When pain tries to take over my day and night, when my stomach and bones hurt so much that I want to cocoon on the floor or scream until it goes away, I write, I exercise, I cook, I talk to my little brother or grandmother (both spirit), I visualize... In other words, it seems you and I do the same things to deal with what squeezes our mind or flesh. <br /><br />And about pizza and such? No idea. I'm a terrible baker. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-33529316183818126472019-05-11T09:19:06.502-07:002019-05-11T09:19:06.502-07:00Mmm, your tea drinking ritual is perfection. Thank...Mmm, your tea drinking ritual is perfection. Thank you! And I agree completely about breathwork and the like. I even do a variation on the LBRP that is very balancing. It’s all very helpful and I’m not often completely caught up in my own brain’s web anymore. Thankfully, it’s just the odd days I get bit now and then.Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521209734809361226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-66725248075269020762019-05-11T06:29:04.639-07:002019-05-11T06:29:04.639-07:00Oof. When it comes to shit-talking oneself, my bra...Oof. When it comes to shit-talking oneself, my brain is an over-achiever. I do love the suggestions you offered, especially treating yourself like a scared child. I think I'll have to incorporate that into my toolbox. I do various things, with various levels of success depending on the situation. Mindful tea drinking is a big help. Running through Ye Olde Witchy basics 101 can do in a pinch (breathing, grounding, shielding - especially shielding where I work in the idea that it's OK to filter out the crap in my brain that I don't need at the moment). I may have to try that pizza on an evening when it's just me and the kiddos.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-81349548559142454922019-05-10T13:49:41.593-07:002019-05-10T13:49:41.593-07:00Oh that pizza looks so good. Thank you so much fo...Oh that pizza looks so good. Thank you so much for the recipe. Pizza is one of my favorite foods but I rarely have it because pizza parlors put so much sodium in their recipes.mxtodis123https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com