BY CYNAID CREE
I get wonderful emails and on one particular email I received this story.I don't know who it is by but this is the story:
There is a powerful story in the Vedas (Indian spiritual
scriptures) that talks about the mind and how it can come in our
way.
The mind came to a spiritual master (Yogi) and said to him, "Give
me something to do or I'll eat you."
The Yogi asked the mind to do the laundry, mow the lawn and wash
the dishes.
The mind came back to the Yogi and said, "Give me something else
to do or I'll eat you."
The Yogi asked the mind to pay the bills, buy groceries, wash the
car and fill it with gas.
The mind came back to the Yogi and said, "What now, or I'll eat
you."
That's when the Yogi realized that the mind was insatiable and
that no matter what he gave it, it would come back for more.
So the Yogi pointed to a pole in front of him and told the mind
to go up and down that pole until it was tired. The mind is still there!
This is what our mind does to us, goes up and down a million
times a day. You may think this is harmless, but in reality
you're not using your energy in the most profound way possible.
It's being wasted.
scriptures) that talks about the mind and how it can come in our
way.
The mind came to a spiritual master (Yogi) and said to him, "Give
me something to do or I'll eat you."
The Yogi asked the mind to do the laundry, mow the lawn and wash
the dishes.
The mind came back to the Yogi and said, "Give me something else
to do or I'll eat you."
The Yogi asked the mind to pay the bills, buy groceries, wash the
car and fill it with gas.
The mind came back to the Yogi and said, "What now, or I'll eat
you."
That's when the Yogi realized that the mind was insatiable and
that no matter what he gave it, it would come back for more.
So the Yogi pointed to a pole in front of him and told the mind
to go up and down that pole until it was tired. The mind is still there!
This is what our mind does to us, goes up and down a million
times a day. You may think this is harmless, but in reality
you're not using your energy in the most profound way possible.
It's being wasted.
If we don’t realize the thousand of things that we actually use our time and convince our mind to do ,we will never be able to stop.Just imagine if people didn't have to eat,we would be on our laptops,cellphones 24/7 not to mention the hours we would be spending glaring at screens.Thank goodness we have to eat, it allows us the time to spend talking to our loved ones over dinner.It allows us to catch up with an old friend for coffee.Even our work breaks forces our thoughts to stop processing to shut off our minds and take a breather.On our work breaks not only do we eat, we also may be able to sneak some minutes to do window shopping which is actually really good for the mind.It helps us to shut off all hounding thoughts and errands on our to do list.It helps us to recharge our batteries even if its only for a few minutes.Can you imagine if we are able to really give ourselves more time than just work breaks to shut off from the stresses of everyday life.Most geniuses actually became geniuses of their inventions when their mind was in a peaceful state of mind,Henry Ford,Albeit Einstein just to name a few.An obsessive mind can actually be destructive to a relationship.We are busy worrying about tomorrow instead of worrying about today.We fail to create a little peace of mind with all that jargon that goes on inside our minds to really appreciate spending time with our partners.
So How do we stop the obsessive mind:
1)Realize in the moment of your racing thoughts and you talking to yourself
2)Try to do little everyday so you don't end up with a massive to do list
3)Give yourself time to take a break if you feel like the world is overshadowing you eg having a cup of coffee in the garden,going to the movies,spending time together with your partner on a date
4)Tell your partner of the stresses you are encountering,never keep it to yourself
5)Always ask for help so that you don't create an obsessive mind behaviour of all things you need to do
6)If you don't take care of yourself today,you are not able to take care of anybody else today or tomorrow
Love is a wonderful thing.If you are too busy to see love come into your life,you will be so busy that you will watch it come and go in your life.This is why it is so important that we must know when to stop and realize when too much is just too much for you and your partner to handle.Make time for the most important things in your life,what you may think is important on your to do list may be superficial and not really important at all
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So How do we stop the obsessive mind:
1)Realize in the moment of your racing thoughts and you talking to yourself
2)Try to do little everyday so you don't end up with a massive to do list
3)Give yourself time to take a break if you feel like the world is overshadowing you eg having a cup of coffee in the garden,going to the movies,spending time together with your partner on a date
4)Tell your partner of the stresses you are encountering,never keep it to yourself
5)Always ask for help so that you don't create an obsessive mind behaviour of all things you need to do
6)If you don't take care of yourself today,you are not able to take care of anybody else today or tomorrow
Love is a wonderful thing.If you are too busy to see love come into your life,you will be so busy that you will watch it come and go in your life.This is why it is so important that we must know when to stop and realize when too much is just too much for you and your partner to handle.Make time for the most important things in your life,what you may think is important on your to do list may be superficial and not really important at all
photo courtesy by :idea go
