“Eventually you will see that the real cause of the problem is not life itself, it’s the commotion the mind makes about life that causes the problems.”

Michael Singer

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Ever got yourself in a tizzy - simply from a thought? ​​​​​​​​ I do.  And it fascinates me of how a simple thought can trigger my fight or flight response.  Heart racing; swirling agitation, discomfort & tightness within... all from a simple thought.​​​​​​​​  A thought that can quickly turn into another thought; and then another; and then wooosh - faster than a bullet train, we’re down a rabbit hole of stress & worry.  And this is over a story my mind had made up; not anything I know to be true.  I can end up oscillating between future tripping & ruminating in the past on what could have been different to change & control the situation. ​​​​​​​​  And there's the illusion that we are in control - that ol’ chestnut.  It’s a powerful one; that takes practise to become aware of.

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Our minds can create a whole lot of nonsense & this can happen often.  Truly; it’s mind blowing how much energy can be wasted from the commotion of our minds.  More often it’s nonsense that at the time - when we’re caught up in the thoughts; can be so damn believable.  The ability to catch this sort of interplay between my mind & my emotions is a byproduct of my meditation practice.   This is the power of a meditation practice.  I don’t sit twice a day to get better at meditating; I sit twice a day to get better at living.  And when I say better;  I mean more present; more aware to what is; instead of what my mind & unconscious speculates to be or happen.

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A wee reminder to not believe all of your thoughts; they are often responsible for the commotion.