Everyone wonders what would have happened if they did something differently in the past.
Eckhart Tolle “The Power of Now” asks each of us to observe the mind as a formless, non-judgmental, unassuming bystander. Understand the mind and the way it works so you can take control over your mind domain. You can control the mind from constantly bringing up the past and projecting the future. I have been working on it for some time. I constantly observe my mind dwelling in the past and postulating outcomes about the future and have found that some simple breathing exercises (4, 7, 8) snap me out of it. Then I do brain exercises like remembering street addresses, making gratitude’s, and observing unique things in my surroundings. If I am in an area conducive to meditation, I focus my thoughts on my body starting with my toes and working up through my head while concentrating on breath and thinking about the energy in each area.
After I clear the extraneous thoughts, I concentrate on what I was doing in the first place. If necessary, I continue with the brain exercises. Sometimes when certain thoughts enter my mind; for example, a project I am behind on, I compartmentalize the thought to be taken up later when I return to work on it. Finances, bills, and obligations are notorious for getting stressed over. We all need to make decisions for living within our means. Schedule a time and place to work on your finances (compartmentalize). It’s best to schedule your activities when you can focus 100% on them. You don’t need to carry them around with you all day and night. Enjoy life and appreciate all its blessings by being present in the moment.
Obligations become things to experience not avoid. Life is long but just a speck or grain of sand in the context of time. We will experience many trials and tribulations during our earth experience, but God, within us, will always provide what we need. Be present to receive your own gift of enlightenment.
Everyone wonders what would have happened if they did something differently in the past.
Eckhart Tolle “The Power of Now” asks each of us to observe the mind as a formless, non-judgmental, unassuming bystander. Understand the mind and the way it works so you can take control over your mind domain. You can control the mind from constantly bringing up the past and projecting the future. I have been working on it for some time. I constantly observe my mind dwelling in the past and postulating outcomes about the future and have found that some simple breathing exercises (4, 7, 8) snap me out of it. Then I do brain exercises like remembering street addresses, making gratitude’s, and observing unique things in my surroundings. If I am in an area conducive to meditation, I focus my thoughts on my body starting with my toes and working up through my head while concentrating on breath and thinking about the energy in each area.
After I clear the extraneous thoughts, I concentrate on what I was doing in the first place. If necessary, I continue with the brain exercises. Sometimes when certain thoughts enter my mind; for example, a project I am behind on, I compartmentalize the thought to be taken up later when I return to work on it. Finances, bills, and obligations are notorious for getting stressed over. We all need to make decisions for living within our means. Schedule a time and place to work on your finances (compartmentalize). It’s best to schedule your activities when you can focus 100% on them. You don’t need to carry them around with you all day and night. Enjoy life and appreciate all its blessings by being present in the moment.
Obligations become things to experience not avoid. Life is long but just a speck or grain of sand in the context of time. We will experience many trials and tribulations during our earth experience, but God, within us, will always provide what we need. Be present to receive your own gift of enlightenment.