Comments on: Wilma on Paying Attention.

By: Wilma

Wilma — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:22:54 +0000

Hi Kat. Paying attention is going for the wholesome ‘what is so’ rather than indeed only listening to your own ego based judgments and opinions. Listening is a skill that is mostly underdeveloped as we seldom take the time and the effort to go beyond the surface and our assumptions. It would be a different world if we would pay more attention indeed. Love Wilma

By: Kat @ New Age of Self Help

Kat @ New Age of Self Help — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:21:49 +0000

Great post, Wilma! I think paying attention is putting yourself in other’s shoes. It’s more than being a passive listener. An individual should empathize as well. It’s important to know what the other person’s underlying values are. This would allow a person to gain a new perspective on things (e.g. opinions of others).

By: Wilma

Wilma — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:53:58 +0000

Hi Chris, I was once like that;

people have difficulty paying attention to what’s happening right now is that what’s coming up now is often uncomfortable

I didn’t know what to do next, how to do things differently so I did quickly retreat back into my cave and pretending “I hear nothing, I see nothing”. What could I do?
I had no idea what I could possibly do about it until people I trusted hold my hand while I dared to come face to face with this painful present. The next step was finding a way to create an image that would lead me away from this uncomfortable present.
There was a lot involved to arrive at the realization and then the doing of living a life that was having me thrive instead of cower in fear and resignation.
You and I have not come to this place overnight and without some hairy moments. We know the territory of becoming the change you want to see and it sure is bumpy at times but always doable when you are in good company. xox Wilma

By: Wilma

Wilma — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:30:58 +0000

Hi Joy, yes living in the moment certainly is a good start to give us an unadulterated look at the wholesome 'what is so'. When preoccupied with the past or the future you sure will miss opportunities that present themselves but do not fit your past or future thoughts. OH how tragic. I agree;

I think many people might find paying attention difficult because as a society there is potential to be bombarded with so much ....

That is why John and I are now very protective of our quietness. No television, no newspapers, we stay in our sanctuary and guard our peacefulness now we have placed ourselves in a position where we can by having moved away from all the noise. You can only smell the sewerage when you are no longer in it.And from this peacefulness I can observe and share my observations in my blog and on the WomenLikeMe program. You as a light worker will understand this, we need to become a strong basecamp to guide expeditions to 'A New Earth' and that can only happen when we pay attention. This too is a good observation;

When our senses become dull, our lives become dull, and it may take a while to notice this…..Fortunately awareness allows us to make the important shift to enliven our senses:)

It is in this peace and quietness that we can reclaim our senses and create an image of what is possible, living in 'Heaven on Earth'. Until we reclaim paying attention to our own thoughts while being fully alert, 'Heaven on Earth' will stay invisible to us and we stay in our private hell. Much love and peace, Wilma

By: Chris Edgar

Chris Edgar — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:28:14 +0000

Hi Wilma — my sense is that one reason people have difficulty paying attention to what’s happening right now is that what’s coming up now is often uncomfortable — the fear or sadness we might be feeling, for instance, that we’ve shoved away and never acknowledged. The vast raft of applications and devices we can use to keep our attention bouncing around only feeds this need to get away from the pain of the present, but diving into it is so essential if we want to do the things that really matter to us.