Handling Regret Using Empathy

This meditative exercise connects with the needs underneath regret, shame or guilt. Based on ideas from Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication.

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Thank you for this practice. It helped a little bit. But I think if I keep listening to this practice and sending love and empathy to this part of myself, it will heal. . thank you🧡🌻💛🌞🧡🌻💛🌞🌻💛🌞🧡

Thoughtful and effective method of understanding our actions and helping us feel compassion for the humanity in them. Beautiful!
Namaste,
Donna

I find it harder to forgive myself than I do to forgive others. Even going so far as to blame myself for chioces other people have made that I had no control over. At first listen, the "fellow human" reference's made me grind my teeth...sorry, but I guess we all need to be reminded that as humans, we are less than perfect.

Thank you. From someone with deep regrets and shame, I thank you.

Dear fellow human, thank you for your gift of this perfect reflection. What a joy to have discovered this meditation. The perfect reminder of the power of “ask and it is given.” I was already familiar with Rosenberg and nonviolent communication methods from a dear friend who has spent her lifetime working with this process and teaching. In my 10 years on Insight I’ve never searched meditations on the topic of regret until today, and my regret was small, yet had me feeling deeply sad, the perfect place to start with this today! Doing this meditation did indeed bring me to a place of understanding and compassion for what I was feeling and needing in the moment. I was led to this meditation after first sitting for a quiet 10 minute meditation, followed by a few rounds of EFT tapping for a feeling of deep sadness during which the regret was let free to surface into my consciousness, leading me back here to Insight for support around the regret. I now feel restored and at peace. Thank you for sharing and Namaste 🙏

I like this approach and will keep working on my regret. Thank you.

I am learning how to regulate my emotions and honor them. Your meditation has provided great support in my journey of healing. Thank you!

Thank you. I see and feel the scared little boy inside me now and he (me) deserves empathy and compassion. Thank you. You are helping me create a better future.

Love this approach. How rarely we look at ourselves with empathy and loving eyes...Thank you, 🙏🏻💕

This was the first time I saw myself and the needs at that time… thank you!!💞🙏💝