Change Practice: Simone DeSousa

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Hello. I’m Simone DeSousa. I’m an artist and a friend.

Ok, so somebody has just shared some ideas or thoughts with you. Instead of immediately responding...I know your mind is full of thoughts right now, you know, things to say back...ways to defeat this person and their ideas. Pause for a minute and actually pay attention to your body. 

Are you relaxed? Or are you tense? Does your stomach feel strange? Are your hands all crunched up? 

And you’re not going to respond until your inner-space is actually at peace. So, give yourself that space and then see what comes out of that. And then start practicing that in situations that pop up in your everyday life. Instead of immediately responding with your very bright, acute, awesome mind. Pause.