What are your biggest challenges?
If you think as you’ve always thought, you will do as you’ve always done, and you will get what you’ve always got,
For most of us overcoming the mind is the single most important thing we need to do. Or is controlling a better word? Or even relaxing?
Stopping it running around in circles, disappearing into complex thought patterns, and generally refusing to put its feet up and think clearly. Maybe even actually stopping thinking – unless you’re operating heavy machinery, in charge of a vehicle, crossing the road. It’s also handy to be on high alert when the kids are about, especially when they’re quiet.
Years ago a friend left her husband in charge of their daughter while she attended a play rehearsal. When she got in he proudly told her that their daughter had been very quiet and good. Her heart froze.
She flew straight upstairs to find her daughter, her dolls, the bedroom, covered in her make up.
You can never be too vigilant and think-y when children are quiet.
Training
Is actually the right word. We need to train our minds to be a force for good in our lives. Remind it continually to think about what we do want, not what we don’t.
I do try but my mind is a bit “ooh a butterfly what are the kittens doing have I forgotten lunch again is it the dentist today where have I put my glasses (again) ooh ice cream…sorry what was I thinking about?”
But mind training does work, I actually got to the empty mind stage and it was wonderful. I felt connected to the world not my own head, in the present not the past, being happy now instead of thinking into the future and wondering how Christmas was here again already!
Because you missed all the bits in between thinking about Christmas stupid! That’s why!
And yes, I forgot to keep it up. Sigh.
So I am my greatest challenge, I’m also my greatest masterpiece because I have the right to feel good about myself, I just need to get the creator and the dreamer into the same mind, moving in the same direction, preferably at the same time.
Anyone resonate?
Happy all year guys.
Deb xx
No mind I do not presently care whether it will be a white Christmas next year, today is dustbin day, if I’m running out of tights, what I’m having for tea, the date of my next hair appointment, or what the kittens are doing…
Hang on! Am I crazy? Of course I care what the kittens are doing…off to put all the compost back in the plants!
Deb Hawken - Amorah 