The one week Say No Evil bootcamp initiated by Karen has ended. The camp rule includes no lying, no flowery speech, no harsh speech. I have already broken one or more of the rules on day 1, day 2 and….. what a failure!
It is indeed challenging as we are all so used to our daily habits. Bad habits are implanted in us, like a deeply rooted weed in an unattended garden. If we want a beautiful garden, we have to constantly protect it from pollution and to regularly clear the weeds before it took over the flowers and plants.
This boot camp reminds us that it is time to do our gardening!
PS:One thought I have from this camp: When we refrain from harsh speech, do we still harbor harsh thoughts?
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I love your PS. Yes, this is the larger point, isn't it? Thinking the thought is just as powerful as saying the words. We must change our thoughts, not just our actions.
hi there...i broke the rule many times but i will keep trying to avoid the three rules
your question about harsh thoughts i think as humans we face all feelings and thoughts positive and negative ones the more we think positive the lesswe would think negative ...have a great weekend
This is the first time I've visited this blog, and my reaction is "Lighten up!" Check out A Habit Is Just a Habit at StressToPower.com and We Don't Have to Be Perfect at CheerfulMonk.com. If you want to stop saying and thinking harsh words, start by being more compassionate to yourself. If you're not kind to yourself, that attitude can't help but spill over to your interactions with others. And habits are just habits. You can change them much more easily if you don't turn them into moral matters. Stop judging and get curious as to how they work. Figure out what you want to do instead and focus on that. I guarantee, if you try it you'll be amazed, and your friends and family will bless you for it.
Actually, I thought I was posting this on Karen's site, but it works here, too. Good thing I believe "We don't have to be perfect to be loveable!"
Anyway, this was my first visit here too, and I will come back.
Hi Mark,
I totally agree. Actions will always follow our thougths.
Hi Lili,
You are right! We should strive for more positive thoughts than negative ones. No matter how many times we break the rules, we must keep trying!
Hi Jean,
Welcome to this site! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We definitely need to be compassionate to ourself first. Welcome to drop by anytime and share your insights :)
Hi!
I am honoured to have you in my humble camp! Thanks for your participation! I appreciate that1
Hi Karen,
Thanks for organising this camp and give us a chance to know our short-comings.
Failure? No, it wasn't a failure, even though you "broke" the rules.
You tried, you made improvement.
How can that be anything but success?
Thanks Sibbia! I'll keep trying :)
No failure unless you give up!!
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
Hi Sam, Thanks for the encouragement!
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