Emptying the Mind

AA said: Oh boy, are you reading my mind? Have a spy cam?  Love this! Thank you! 

BB said: Danke, danke, danke! Genau mein Thema mal wieder. Du triffst immer den Nagel auf den Kopf und regst mich zum Innehalten an. 


Emptying the Mind

How do we empty the mind? By not overthinking. By not storing or sorting. By not replaying fears, or dreams, or doubt, or praise.By choosing the most important thing on our endless list of things to do and doing it fully after tearing up the list.

Mark Nepo: The Book of Awakening 

Spring and summer tend to be hyperactive seasons. In nature, everything seems to happen at once, and in our lives it’s often just the same: two hundred invitations, four hundred meetings, six hundred things to do at home, and a thousand urgent tasks in the garden. Goodness gracious me….!

Stop.
Breathe.
And start with the most important thing: to empty your mind.

Give your mind a break and relax. Then, look at your list. If you can’t boil it down to one task, then at least delete two thirds of them. Slow down, and do the remaining tasks fully; one by one, with an empty mind.