Chewing Gum

Inhale. Exhale. Not settled yet? Let’s try that again. Inhale. Exhale. Welcome to a Hit of Hope, and fair warning—this one is salty. What is making your bum chew gum? The grandmother of a dear and fierce friend of mine often said that, and it’s perfect for those times when life is making you grrrrr instead of sigh with wonder and delight.

Reviews

This made me smile…..😁Loved it! Thank you dear Betsy!🙏🏻❤️

Thank you very much.. The perfect start to any day. One to return to with a chuckle for when life feels too lifey as you’ve put it brilliantly more recently.

I “chew gum" when my Lupus flares so much that I want to throw myself in front of a city bus! The problem with that is is that I don’t have enough energy to get out of bed and get out the door and down the street. I have a 97 year old aunt who always says,” Oh, it will get better. It always does”. I know she’s right but that really isn’t helpful when I feel like shit! She is 97 and said she really knows what pain feels like! I’d like to give her my pain and ask her how she feels then. I DO know it will eventually get better, but at that moment I feel like I will feel awful forever! (because she is 97, I don’t tell to go screw herself like I do when my sister says it. For one day I would like all the people who criticize me to walk (if that’s possible) to walk in my shoes. When I am hurting so bad, I really can’t take that crap from them. LEAVE ME ALONE!🤬

Hmmm, interesting analogy Betsy... With all the Xmas prep/festivities soon beginning, I'll try to stay out of that pot!

Oh my! I love it😂✨🌺

Loved! What a great way to kick start my day! 😃 Namaste! 💗🙏💫

Brilliant! Thank you for creating and sharing!

That was unexpected and crazy town (the place where I live). Thank you!🕉☮️

The metaphors you give us are always fantastic! They help me see what’s underlying a problem in my life, and how to possibly deal with it more skillfully. Sometimes it’s as simple as giving poor shivering Chihuahuas some blankets. And it would be nice to be the wooden spoon sometimes, or maybe even the cook, but odds are that any of us will be chickpeas — but at least we have each other, our fellow chickpeas. You’ve also helped me see how insidious my perfectionism is. I’m embarrassed to say it, but writing a review for one of your meditations usually takes me 20-30 minutes. This isn’t true for most other teachers’ meditations or talks, but I want you to know what a positive effect your work has on my life, but I also don’t want to seem stalker-y or the bad kind of weird, so I spend half an hour trying to find the right words. Since coming to Insight Timer a couple years ago, I always look through the newly posted meditations every night to find ones that might be helpful for me (and of course I bookmark them). Now, however, I scan them all until I find yours, then I sit with it ASAP. (This usually happens not long after midnight, before the notifications are sent out.) You really do make that much difference for me, and for my husband too, since I’m less bitchy. Even when you’re the chickpea, you send out positive ripples.

OMG I laughed and it felt wonderful. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼