Often a memory will emerge in our heads that bothered us, thinking about something a former lover did, when we were accused of something, or when someone did something that seemed hypocritical. If we’re present, we might notice that we’re not just thinking about the memory - we’re also identifying with the role we were playing in that moment.
Perhaps we put ourselves in a victim role, thinking “I can’t believe that person did this to me!” At once we are identifying with the role, and resisting it. Naturally, it’s uncomfortable.
When we notice, we can take a deep breath - breathing life into the memory, and exhaling the tension of it, just as we would do with a big stretch.
As we relax using the breath, we can find quickly that we don’t need to relate to that memory.
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