I have had several reminders in the past couple days that I have been thinking too much and not remaining mindful in my day to day activities. Slamming my thumb into a window at work, slicing my finger open while preparing supper and getting too excited for a job opportunity and acting upon it, only to find out it was never going to happen. I have lately had a feeling that I'm just along for the ride. My mind is too preoccupied with everything at once.
Imagine a monkey in your head chirping and chittering nonsense, this is called monkey mind. My monkey mind is going crazy and I have been dealing with it the wrong way. I recently watched a short video about meditation and controlling your monkey mind. It's not about stopping it. The more you fight the monkey mind, the more it chatters away at you. Instead, welcome it and give it something to do. Give it something to chatter about that helps you not hinder you, for example, breathing. The link to the video is below.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154053656801130&id=18468761129&ref=bookmarks
This is something I need to work towards. I'm not careless, I know that. I am striving to think before I act, not get too ahead of myself. Time to learn from these experiences and move along.
I understand this has been a common theme in my blogs for almost the entire year, so I thank you all for your patience and understanding.
Take care everyone!
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