Mindfulness Daily Check-In October 6, 2017
" Another 10 hour work day!"
"3 papers need to get done in 1 day."
"My house looks like a tornado got to it!!!"
"Do this-Do that"
We live in a go-go-go society. It often feels like our work,school,life responsibilies is never done and that something is always demanding our attention. Surrounded by all this clamor and stress no wonder we feel tired! Actually, as long as you have a body you will experience fatigue. Tiredness happens. But you will either be mindfully or mindlessly tired!
When we are mindfully tired we may still experience difficulties. But when we shine mindful awareness on our tired thoughts, feelings, and urges, they remove themselves from center stage and do not bother us to the same degree. With mindful awareness, issues of fatigue either dissipate or else we gain insight into them.
Now I know we all want to be mindful of how our body's are reacting to our demanding daily lives, can you share some things that you will try to be more aware of this?
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Hi @RumpleSteeleSkin - yes the weeks get more and more full and so one thing I do is stop the planning mode. When the calendar beeps me I go on to the next task. But now I just focus on where I am in time and space and breathe.
Today yoga and cardio exercises helped me. Every day I try to find something to help me get through it all.
Thanks Rumple for helping me to pause and see how much I need to be aware so I do not drown in all those thoughts.
@soulsings
HI Souls great to see you in check-in
Souls I do so understand as the week goes on how busy it gets, and at times I feel I can't stop it. I do try to the "planning-planning" and not noticing all that I planned. I do like how you said " I just focus on where I am in time and space and breathe" This true mindfulness of things, to be in the moment and not focusing on the next task.
@RumpleSteeleSkin it is what it is and there is often little we can do to accept it.
@soulsings
Amen to that!!
@RumpleSteeleSkin
i used to do everything in one go and always immediately. today i know that if i am tired i get bad thoughts so i try to force myself to sit down 5 minutes doing nothing. i still have to become better so i am trying to focus on the change of my thoughts. if they change from positive to "nagging" thoughts (negative), it is time to sit down and rest.
@amiablePeace77
HIya Peace thank you for checkin in today
I get what you mean by trying to get everything done just to have some "free time" or you time. Then you are burnt out, moody and all other things. I am just like that on some days. I like that you are trying to sit at least 5 minutes and kinda check in with yourself. I do that a bit but I rush it-lol. Thank you for this reminder.
Thanks for this wonderful check-in @RumpleSteeleSkin! I find I'm often tired because of my day-to-day responsibilities, but what has helped me is taking time to stretch. I like exercising, but late at night when everyone is already asleep I find that stretching works better, and it's a nice way to transition from the rush of the day to the calmness of the night. It frees up my muscles, which in turn frees up my mind
@BlueberryFriend
Nice to see you Blueberry
Oh wow I so like what you shared here. Stretching out the tension does help. And you do it when its calm. Maybe I need to do that so I can get to sleep faster. I see you are being very mindful daily-great job!!
