This week I did the following daily: Action - read a daily meditation; Attention - focus on one body part. This week, I will keep the daily reading, and add brushing my hair as an action. I know that sounds silly, but i have long wavy hair that is a real pain to brush. Now that I'm not leaving the house much, I've been avoiding it. I'll have dreadlocks soon! For attention, I will add box breathing.
I also reflected a lot on my will. I spend most of day on purposeful action, and I work very hard. I also have various service obligations and pets, and an occasionally very ill husband to care for. Then for a few hours at night I mindlessly go down internet rabbit holes, usually initiated by twitter. It's a ridiculous waste of time. What I get from it: relief from my day job - it empties my brain, and rewards a sense of having earned it for working so hard. It has replaced my regular dance regimen, which served the same purpose =(. It was precipitated by the new normal being stuck at home all the time, and the end of some regular spiritual and service opportunities outside the home.
As for giving up a habit, I am not ready to quit smoking, but hoping to work up to that. Instead, I will time limit my BS web surfing and replace it with studying formal garden design.
I already feel more energetic and I picked up a new service commitment this week. I'm not quite ready to start dancing yet, hopefully soon.
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Date: 2020-10-28 02:52 am (UTC)I also reflected a lot on my will. I spend most of day on purposeful action, and I work very hard. I also have various service obligations and pets, and an occasionally very ill husband to care for. Then for a few hours at night I mindlessly go down internet rabbit holes, usually initiated by twitter. It's a ridiculous waste of time.
What I get from it: relief from my day job - it empties my brain, and rewards a sense of having earned it for working so hard. It has replaced my regular dance regimen, which served the same purpose =(. It was precipitated by the new normal being stuck at home all the time, and the end of some regular spiritual and service opportunities outside the home.
As for giving up a habit, I am not ready to quit smoking, but hoping to work up to that. Instead, I will time limit my BS web surfing and replace it with studying formal garden design.
I already feel more energetic and I picked up a new service commitment this week. I'm not quite ready to start dancing yet, hopefully soon.
Rose Red Loon (been having trouble logging into OpenID lately)