Breathe and Sense:Breathe but do not support the
attack. Practice sensing your arms, legs, and belly to
keep yourself grounded as you experience the
attack.Active Visualization: Picture in your mind taking
some action that halts the attack. For this to work,
you must let yourself feel the attack as an imaginary
action such as an explosion, destruction, or gun
blast. The object is to reclaim your sense of power
and control over your process. Anything goes, but
don’t let the inner critic make you feel guilty for
seemingly violent behavior. You are only destroying
images! The goal is not to get caught up in revenge
but to free your own energy and feel the freedom.Exercise 3: Revisiting Exercises in Chapter 6
In Chapter 6: Building Self-Esteemyou were
introduced to exercises that helped you build
self-esteem. Since the Inner critic is a major factor
for low self-esteem, they are very useful here too.
You can choose any one or all of the six exercises in
Chapter 6 as you keep the specific shortcomings in
mind with which you are working. It might be
especially helpful to watch one of the mentioned
movies in the suggested way.Exercise 4: Distinguishing between Real and
Perceived Shortcomings
After you feel freer from your heavy burdens of guilt
and inner judgment, it might become easier for you
to distinguish between real and perceived short-
comings. A real shortcoming might be that you
cannot sing well. Only extensive voice training166 E-Motion Picture Magic