Queen of Dreams Radio
Last week, on the show, we talked about giving the critic a summer vacation (or at least a nice, long break). I seem to be noticing the hyper critical nature of everything around me lately, and decided to use that as a catalyst to let the inner critic in me to take longer naps each day.
Let’s do this together and meet up at the end of the summer and see what happened!
But first… what am I talking about?
1. You know how we notice and judge things constantly? So, we look at a purse and we say… Oh, that’s pretty. Or, that’s ugly. Or, that’s interesting? Well, that part of who we are is the critic. It is observing and judging all kinds of things. Most people think that critic means NEGATIVE critiques, but as Ricah has told me for years (and honestly I believe I GET it now), to judge a rose as beautiful is still to judge it!
First, just notice how often every day, all day long you are observing and critiquing things. Don’t judge yourself for how often you are doing it… just take a baseline reading for our little summer siesta for the critic.
2. What would replace this? Hmmmm, how about an experience? That would be fun. Same purse. This time, instead of observing it and critiquing it, let’s share its energy and notice how WE feel when we are with it. Does it feel magnetic to you? If so, then there’s some type of attraction or alignment. Does it leave you feeling cold? Then, move away from it. Does it make you laugh? Then, spend some more time with it. This is an example of NOT THINKING about something, but EXPERIENCING it.
You can do the same with people, with animals, with nature, etc. As you do this, notice how you begin to feel within you. How YOU feel as you move through your day. There are a lot of wonderful byproducts from this exercise – even ONE DAY can radically shift how you feel.
One last word about the critic. I believe God knew exactly what S/He was doing when we were created so I believe the critic is an important part of us. That said, most of us have a critic that is way too active, and way too much part of leading us (which is what your soul/heart is here to do).
Our aim is not to ‘get rid’ of the critic, but rather to amp up the spirit side of us that can guide us more easily and effortlessly!
Leave a Reply
