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Consider stop trying to watch your thoughts, and switch to feeling the breath. Its a little like body tug of war. Part feels the breath, part pulls attention into the thoughts. Just don’t worry about the thoughts part, and move your attention back to the feeling of the breath. The mind jumps “oh, what color for the foyer” and acts like its really important to think that right then. Its not, just a ripple in the mind, back to the breath.

Sometimes when we run and run, we forget to feel the sand between our toes… and then wonder where all our peace and connection to the earth has gone. Its like the mind runs so much that it clouds our senses… so busy thinking about the next thing, that we don’t hear the birds chirping, don’t see the sun shining, don’t feel the blood pumping. The tastelessness or “slipping away” feeling is a result. How much beauty and wonder goes unseen while you plot and plan and do?

One of my friends said to her teacher “yes, yes, I’m aiming at just being. But how do I DO ‘being’?” He looked at her and started laughing.

With warmth,
Matt