Phillip Moffitt: Working with Difficult Emotions

"Can you feel joy amid pain? I say: Yes. Definition of bittersweet." --May 5 at 9:45am tweet via HootSuite --LeisaHammett

Phillip Moffitt, former entrepreneur turned Esquire magazine owner and editor-in-chief turned spiritual teacher spoke at Nashville's Scarritt Bennett Center to our Vanderbilt Mindfulness Meditation Group last fall. I've since received his weekly e-mailings, "A Year of Dancing with Life," taken from his book, Dancing with Life. Our meditation co-leader Gordon Peerman, D. Min., a psychotherapist and Episcopal priest, with degrees from Yale and Vanderbilt universities, is a student of Moffitt's. I love the title of of Peerman's book because it's 10 words contain premise of Universalism and also another path when life's road becomes extra winding: Blessed Relief: What Christians Can Learn From Buddhists About Suffering.

Join me, in "Being Present" to what Life offers up. Namaste:

 

Please note the Vanderbilt Mindfulness Meditation Group now meets at Second Presbyterian. Same time.

Comments

[Leisa A. Hammett]

From @gregory_fisher, spirit coach...what are you attached to?: Attachment - http://conta.cc/o4iSmU

[Leisa A. Hammett]

It does "help the medicine go down!"

[Craig]

Maybe I wasn't clear - joy amid pain is not only possible - it's crucial :) God Bless.

[Leisa A. Hammett]

Craig: not sure what you are saying. That there cannot be joy amid pain?

[Craig]

Hate to get “Christian-y” on you Leisa – but “joy amid pain” – been kinda my specialty. Never waste pain – that’s the way I think. If it’s gonna be there – and it will be – it’s a broken world – make use of it. He is right – this guy – being mindful of pain is crucial – suppressing is hardly ever good. Anger is not really my thing. I’m hardly ever angry. I have my weaknesses, insecurity, overconfidence or lack of same, the list is long – but anger – not one of them. Thank you for this today – I hearted it lots - his words were OK - I heart your words much more :)– and God Bless and keep you and all of yours Leisa.