Sometimes when I am stuck, really really stuck, it takes some sort of colossal effort to haul myself out of the stuckness. It is as if I am attached to being stuck somehow. Stuck is safe I guess. Known. There are risks though: missed opportunities, deadlines that will pass, folks who will be disappointed. And I am finding there are risks to me too– down makes me feel down. Stuck makes me feel stuck. So today I woke with a plan of action– to do what I could to remain present, aware, and able to make small choices that move me in the right direction. Since I get lost in ineffective/roadblock work, or lost in detours quite easily, I set up an online meditation timer to chime every 7 minutes (why 7? because 5 felt too often, and 10 felt too long…) so at these regular intervals I have this gentle, peaceful, deliberate mindfulness reminder. And I ask myself: what am I doing right now? is it what I need to be doing (work)? Or am I doing something that is dragging me down? I might do this for a while, since it is working well for me. I encourage those of you who also tend to get lost (not in a good way) in detours or otherwise mired in energy sucking activities, gently remind yourself to be mindful and make chances to make other choices. Honestly, how simple, and for me? It’s working.
Tiny portion of a much larger work in progress.
Oh, and the painting is too.
omigosh, I did not know there were online meditation timers! I downloaded one and am absolutely loving it. thanks for the golden idea!