1151: Classic ACP Welcoming Anxiety As A Guest: Accepting

In today's episode Gina reads "The Guest House" by Rumi and translated by Coleman Barks. The reading helps us see acceptance from new and powerful point of view.
 
Links/resources mentioned in the episode:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/8534703-The-Guest-House-by-Mewlana-Jalaluddin-Rumi

In today's episode Gina reads "The Guest House" by Rumi and translated by Coleman Barks. The reading helps us see acceptance from new and powerful point of view.
 
Links/resources mentioned in the episode:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/8534703-The-Guest-House-by-Mewlana-Jalaluddin-Rumi

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Quote:
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.
-Jalaluddin Rumi
Chapters

0:26 Introduction to Acceptance

2:15 The Guest House by Rumi

5:14 Embracing Our Guests

8:49 The Power of Neutrality

11:29 Trusting the Process

12:56 The Guidance of Anxiety

13:47 The Healing Power of Poetry

Summary

In this episode, we delve into the themes of acceptance and mindfulness through the lens of poetry, specifically focusing on Rumi's profound work, "The Guest House." As I share my insights, I emphasize the importance of embracing our feelings and experiences, particularly those related to anxiety, as natural visitors in our lives. The elegance of Rumi's words encourages us to welcome every emotion—joyous or sorrowful—as an essential part of our human experience.
I begin by reciting Rumi's poem, which describes the human mind as a guest house with a variety of emotions that arrive each day. I reflect on how, often, our negative feelings linger longer and grip us tighter than the positive ones, a phenomenon I liken to Velcro versus Teflon. By being mindful of our mental states, we can consciously shift our perspective to recognize the joys that exist alongside our anxieties. This practice calls for an intenti