(Sorta) Daily Writing Prompt

I’d like to continue a (sorta) daily writing prompt challenge. The original post is here . The prompts come from a book titled More Daily Wisdom: 365 Buddhist Inspirations . It consists of daily quotes from various Buddhist writings intended to inspire, to get the reader to think or feel. I wish to express this reaction in writing and hope to motivate others to do so also.

If you’d like to participate, please tag your posts 365DailyPrompt

The prompt for today, May 3, 2015, is:

(Paraphrased) Imagine yourself feeling a strong emotion toward a person such as anger. Now imagine yourself feeling another strong emotion such as attachment. That way, you will learn to recognize the psychological process involved in a forceful process, such as anger, and appreciate how grasping at reified qualities of the person lies at root of an afflictive emotion.

So I objectify person before I get angry at him or her? Not necessarily. Sometimes I just get angry at the person’s behavior, like the person who cut me off when I was trying to get on the freeway the other day. But then it’s gone. And I can figure this out without this little manipulative exercise and work through the unnecessary Latinate terms.

I’m not angry, but I am annoyed.

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FOPP

writing

emotion

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©2015 Denise Longrie

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