A few weeks ago I was in a bad place.
Very bad, actually. I was living a lot in the past and a lot in the future and not a great deal in the present. Then a friend (and I don't have many people I call that) suggested mindfulness and meditation to me. Now I'm not really the "hippy" type (although, yes, I do home educate) - but I was so desperate I actually looked into it. What I found to help myself out of the midnight panics, insomnia and all-round axiety I was suffering was to focus on "now". I will always be influenced by my past. And I will always (I imagine) need to think about the future to a certain degree (who doesn't). But sometimes, when I'm walking the dog or lying in bed awake at 3am or going for a run or doing weights at the gym or feeding the cats - it's good to just focus on "now" - sights, sounds, smells, or just being grateful for what I have.
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