COMPASSIONATE CONSEQUENCES

Written By Duane Nelson


2 IDEAS FROM ME

  • Compassionate consequences cultivate insight and inspiration, as opposed to punitive punishments that poison personal relationships.

  • A compassionate consequences mindset can be developed through the practice of Detached Engagement (Calm Bubbles Seek Heart & Spirit).

    • Calm: Take a deep breath

    • Bubbles: Visualize an emotional bubble separating your own feelings from others

    • Seek: Seek 1st to understand the perspective of others.

    • Heart: Protect your heart with an emotional boundary.

    • Spirit: Say a mindfulness mantra to protect your spirit (eg, Do no harm, good inside, this too shall pass, etc.)

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  • “Detached Engagement is like having your own emotional superpower, keeping you cool, calm, and collected when faced with frustrating behaviors.”—Beaven Walters

  • “Emotional Development unfolds sequentially in the following order: expressing, naming, feeling, mixing, and reflecting. Mixing and reflecting are keys to self-regulation and impulse control. The ability to self-regulate develops spontaneously as a product of emotional maturation within the context of an environment and relationships conducive to its development.”—Beaven Walters

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  • If you could go back in time and share one insight with your younger self, why and how would you do it?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based non-profit organization providing mindfulness & well-being services designed to ignite the adventure of a lifetime. The founder, Duane Nelson, is a writer, speaker, and teacher with four decades of parenting, wilderness, & international technology leadership. His professional insights come from chemical engineering and automation leadership at Philips, Intel, and Amazon. His adventure insights flow from ultramarathons, mountaineering, canyoneering, and adventure racing in Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta.

https://ultrajourneyinsight.org
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