Stop Thinking!

Between those to do lists, daily planners, online calendars and everything else to help keep us on track, we have become slaves to our left brains and, strangely enough, have relied on back up systems because of our lack of trust in our own ability to retain important information!

Imagine, for a peaceful moment, a true letting go. We often picture our feet in the sand somewhere; margarita in hand and a silenced cell phone. Wait! Is that Jimmy Buffett serenading you? No, it's your snazzy ringtone... probably Eminem rapping Back to Reality!

Now imagine your heart. Feel it. Breathe deeply. As you focus on your heart and breath, be willing to release all other thoughts. Breathe, feel, allow, let go of anything not related to your breath and your attention on your heart. 

Contrary to popular belief, meditation is actually not the releasing of thoughts. The yogis knew the persistence of the monkey mind. The breath calls us back to center whenever we find ourselves engaged in our thoughts.

Of course, meditation is not the only way to slow down the monkey mind, but here's a thought: What if you gave yourself permission to stop thinking? Or, maybe not engage so much in the thoughts that arise.

No need to criticize your thoughts or yourself for having so many random, and likely useless, thoughts (which most are, by the way). Rather, just think about giving your left brain a vacation once in a while.  

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