The Practice of Making People Wrong (Not)
2009
I’m so proud of myself. Today I came across an article explaining why it’s wasteful to “pre-wash” dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, and I DID NOT send it out to anyone.
Why is that noteworthy? Because I realized that my sending it out was my way of being right about and making the Pre-Washers I can think of; wrong.
As part of living life as a practice one of the practices I’ve adopted is the practice of observing and noticing things especially about myself. I’ve come to notice the tell tale signs of resistance in my body: feeling tense, rigid, my breathing becoming shallow, my mood becoming irritated, my body language closed, often accompanied by an urge to speak out. Almost every time I


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