Look Back Without Judgment

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Kessonga shares some song lyrics about difficult memories, and explains how we can use mindfulness to look back at our past without judgment. Kessonga holds a Masters degree in Social Work, and is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher. He also serves as an adjunct Mindfulness instructor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Prior to joining Headspace he had his own private practice as a licensed acupuncturist and an outpatient psychotherapist. You can reach out on Instagram here! Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Kei Songa and welcome back to Radio Headspace.
0:17.8	Today is Wednesday.
0:21.3	So this week has been a lot of fun so far.
0:23.7	I've been trying out a segment called Mindful Music where I give a snippet of lyrics from
0:28.0	a song and then discuss how it pertains to mindfulness, meditation, or just general
0:34.1	life lessons.
0:35.1	Oh, and as always, after my discussion, I will let you know what song is from.
0:40.8	Alright, here we go.
0:43.3	Oh, wonderin', felt the lightning, yeah, and I waited on the thunder, waited on the
0:50.7	thunder.
0:52.1	I woke last night to the sound of thunder, how far off I sat and wondered, started humming
0:59.7	a song from 1962.
1:04.8	So for me, these lyrics all speak to the idea of memories.
1:10.1	For this artist, the sound of thunder woke them from their sleep and brought back a flood
1:16.0	of memories.
1:22.4	I can totally relate to this because I am a very sentimental dude.
1:26.6	But how does this blend with adopting a mindful lifestyle if mindfulness is all about being
1:32.6	in the present moment?
1:34.6	Okay, let me explain.
1:37.8	Whenever I feel bad about doing something or experiencing something, I literally ask
1:44.4	myself, K-Sunga, are you in a space of judgment right now?
1:49.0	And just asking that mindful question creates a separation between me and my feelings.
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