I had a long talk with my neighbor the other day who happens to be a Buddhist monk. I talked to him about quieting the mind and finding ways to swat away intrusive thoughts and he told me he struggles with this too. He said the key isn’t to eliminate them but how we respond to them which makes the most sense. I feel really comforted by sharing a wall with him. He refers to karmic actions quite often when we talk and I’ve been keeping this in my mind as I navigate through my days.
This morning I woke up early and went to an early yoga/mediation class. The meditation segment was 15-20 minutes long and I found myself so deep into the process (for once) that my eyelids were fluttering which is what brought me back to the moment. After a solid year of a fast racing, uncomfortable mind, it felt really nice to sit in silence and attempt to dull the static in my head.
We chanted a mantra at the end and it had to do with empowerment and self worth. Today for the first time in a long time, I actually believed what I was saying and putting out into the universe.
schönen tag noch ~