-- 5 mins looking at my weather pattern, choosing what to work with (sounds, difficulty, body awareness)
-- 5 mins breath awareness to prepare and 'clear the decks',
-- 5 mins focus on either body scan, sounds and thoughts, working with difficulty
-- 5 (or more) mins loving kindness for myself and others.
Also looking to incorporate:
5 ways to achieve better balance
1. Take a break every two hours when working- do three minute breathing space followed by a five minute activity from below three options **
2. Aim to wrap up early - don't work to the last second
3. Keep doing morning yoga
4. Keep doing evening meditation
5. Keep one hour free on Monday evenings for nourishing activities
When motivation is low, drop into body to see how mood is affecting or is reflected in body sensations.
**1. Something pleasurable
Caring for body - bath, shave, nail polish, cut nails, brush hair, body creme/lotion, foot massage, eat something nice, cup of tea, cool drink, yoga stretch, sit in silence, look out window for awhile, meditate on a nice picture, wear Jewellery,
Activities - knitting, baking, cooking, talking to a friend, read a book, Facebook, TV,
2. Mastery or achievement:
Tidying, organising, cleaning, diary something nice, solve a problem, pay a bill,
3. Be more mindful in next activity (eg of trigger below)
I think the break every two hours while working will be an interesting one. I think I will benefit enormously if I can make it happen. Work hard, then a break. That's the way to get things done and keep a clear head. It will naturally break the day up into manageable chunks and also force me to eat and hydrate regularly.
23/9/14
Meditations of an evening are going pretty well. I go through patches of making it happen every night, and then have a couple of dry days, but I still find myself taking greater care over my mental space, and also noticing when I'm neglecting it and the negative repercussions -- like short temperedness etc.
My pattern is working well. Using time at first to choose what to work with really helps me check in with myself to find out what is going on with me. It works very well to then try to back away from that and spend time on consciousness of breathing in order to not obcess on the chosen thing. Then come back to it and work with it and see where it takes me.
An amazing thing happened last night. A couple of things have coalesced. I have been listening to my audio book of Covey's Seven Habits and the discussion about paradigm shifts, and thinking about how important it is to invest in relationships with others where they know their point of view is valued. At the same time, I am working on my poor habit of speaking whatever is in my head, and not being very mindful in my communication, and the unsettling feelings I have both when I have said things that weren't well-judged (and offended people, such as husband) and when I don't say what I think and bottle up resentment. While I was meditating last night these things all got stirred up together and I viewed the problem as follows:
I can be on my own 'train track' quite a lot -- I have things I want to accomplish, deadlines both real and created, goals for work and family, and trying also to take care of myself. Along comes another human being, minding their own business, and intersects my track. I can often view them as an interruption, and they probably get fairly 'short sharp' treatment so I can get back on my track again. But then I considered what that experience is like from their point of view. They wandered into my world hoping for an interaction, or to settle a question, or to offer something, or to just be nearby. How would they describe this experience with me after it happened? Would it be a positive report?
I have blinkers on a lot, I think and need to widen my scope of vision to allow others a way to interact with me that isn't coloured by my need to be on my 'track'. I think I need to step off my track and get on their track sometimes. Invest in their part of the interaction and find out what track they are on.
And all that came out of a meditation. Amazing!
31/10/14
So Meditation practice has suffered A LOT lately. I feel very out of touch with myself, and in large part because my work has been 'running me' instead of the other way around. I'm determined to regain control, but have found I'm a bit scared to stop and take a good look at myself as I think I'm in pretty poor mental shape. So I've decided that if I can't quite face full meditation I can start with knitting and ease into it.
The format is working well, so I plan to continue with it for the time being. Roll on November.
23/9/14
Meditations of an evening are going pretty well. I go through patches of making it happen every night, and then have a couple of dry days, but I still find myself taking greater care over my mental space, and also noticing when I'm neglecting it and the negative repercussions -- like short temperedness etc.
My pattern is working well. Using time at first to choose what to work with really helps me check in with myself to find out what is going on with me. It works very well to then try to back away from that and spend time on consciousness of breathing in order to not obcess on the chosen thing. Then come back to it and work with it and see where it takes me.
An amazing thing happened last night. A couple of things have coalesced. I have been listening to my audio book of Covey's Seven Habits and the discussion about paradigm shifts, and thinking about how important it is to invest in relationships with others where they know their point of view is valued. At the same time, I am working on my poor habit of speaking whatever is in my head, and not being very mindful in my communication, and the unsettling feelings I have both when I have said things that weren't well-judged (and offended people, such as husband) and when I don't say what I think and bottle up resentment. While I was meditating last night these things all got stirred up together and I viewed the problem as follows:
I can be on my own 'train track' quite a lot -- I have things I want to accomplish, deadlines both real and created, goals for work and family, and trying also to take care of myself. Along comes another human being, minding their own business, and intersects my track. I can often view them as an interruption, and they probably get fairly 'short sharp' treatment so I can get back on my track again. But then I considered what that experience is like from their point of view. They wandered into my world hoping for an interaction, or to settle a question, or to offer something, or to just be nearby. How would they describe this experience with me after it happened? Would it be a positive report?
I have blinkers on a lot, I think and need to widen my scope of vision to allow others a way to interact with me that isn't coloured by my need to be on my 'track'. I think I need to step off my track and get on their track sometimes. Invest in their part of the interaction and find out what track they are on.
And all that came out of a meditation. Amazing!
31/10/14
So Meditation practice has suffered A LOT lately. I feel very out of touch with myself, and in large part because my work has been 'running me' instead of the other way around. I'm determined to regain control, but have found I'm a bit scared to stop and take a good look at myself as I think I'm in pretty poor mental shape. So I've decided that if I can't quite face full meditation I can start with knitting and ease into it.
The format is working well, so I plan to continue with it for the time being. Roll on November.
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