Use This Small Word Hack to Reduce Your Suffering
It's about feeling sadness, but not being sad.
One thing I’ve found in my fifteen years of studying all things spiritual is that the simple is always the most profound. Things like—
-Follow your breathing.
-Relax and then respond.
-The key to happiness is not wanting a lot.
All of these things are so simple and if we devote ourselves to practicing them, contentment is ours.
Powerful wisdom is simple but difficult to practice
The problem? Simple doesn’t mean easy. Our minds are so powerful and busy that they make doing all three of those things difficult for even the most equanimous among us.
C’est la vie.
Why do I bring up this simplicity idea? Because today’s teaching is also uber simple and uber profound.
Tinkering with a few words
All it is is playing with a couple of words. Here’s how it works.
Most people, when they feel down in the dumps about something, will say to themselves,
“I’m sad.”
A brilliant, yet simple, teaching from Michael Singer suggests saying instead,
“I’m feeling sadness.”
What’s the big deal, you might ask? Just add a word?
