The Power of Empathy

Nov 4
Woke up and back pain is much better now. Body is fresh, thanks to the Shrine. They truly makes waking up early morning quite effortless.

Did Bhuta Shuddi. Tell Akash that I no longer need RA to persevere in sadhana cos now doing it out of joy and well being.
Finally letting go of RA.

Then followed by corrected cat stretch. Doing ten breathe count for cat stretch. The permanent right elbow stiff swell has reduced much. For the first time got hope to cure the swell on right elbow. My top shoulder felt light.
Angamardhana was quite good. But omitted a few back stretch post and one lying down posture that lift up leg and the two sitting posture that need back balancing.
Breathing was nice
Shakti was good, went in deep with 120 Kapala Bhakti and no sitting up. Was singing at the end.
Shambavi was good. Wish I got more time to stay at the end.

Stop the Body mind book as I decided that RA is no longer needed.
Now need to work on Empathy. Bought and read the book back in 2003.  Read it two times and now be third times.

The power of Empathy by Arthur Ciaramicoli and Katherine Ketcham
Trust is established in rships when we are willing to reveal our innermost tots and feelings. Only when we find the courage to open ourselves up to others, giving up our perspective in order to enter another person's world, can we hope to create intimate, enduring rships.
If we hold back and "play it safe", we diminish the power of empathy to bring us closer.

Soul
Had this Tot of J this morning. Instead of being defensive or seeing him as protectionist. See what I can learn from him. What's important is that we find a mutual way of agreeing on measurement of client performance. Looks like I m on right track. Then again empathy at work is my normal behaviour.
Its empathy at personal and romantic rships that is the weakness.
Wish I had read this book again during time with Z but then again  perhaps its would have ended things sooner instead of later.

The power of Empathy by Arthur Ciaramicoli and Katherine Ketcham
Empathy has changed me from the inside out; if I wanted to communicate its potential, I had to be willing to honor its profound effect upon my life. So I have decided to open up my life to the readers, knowing that my experiences have led me to understand the power and the promise of empathy.

The most meaningful way I can connect with others is to tell my stories. For that's what we do in life when we engage in heartfelt relationships - we tell stories and we listen to stories and then we take the time to search for meaning in those narratives, hoping to find a common thread, a theme that will point us in a certain direction, a goal to move forward, a light that will shine through the darkness and reveal the pathway before us.

Soul
Wish I read this when I was having the dilemmas of my blog and my website.
Its only after I release the Facebook that I now sees this message. Amen.