Years ago I took classes for Transcendental Meditation, and that included "let your mind wander" as you describe. I need to practice it more today. Thanks Franklin.
Richard just reminded me of Transcendental Meditation, thanks Richard. Every night, as a wind down, I go to my room and talk to my family. "Hi Ma. Daddy, can you take care of the boys while I shop. Juanita, I'm making apple crisp for you. Connie, lets go shopping. Roger, I miss you so much". I talk out loud to my lost family remembering so much that I no longer have.
For years I cursed God for taking my husband away from me. One night, I started crying and couldn't stop asking God to forgive me for blaming Him. In a sudden quiet moment I realized that God put him in my path, a man whom I could not pass by and He gave me 30 years of the greatest man I have ever met. This is what happens to me when my mind has nothing to do.
A funny thing I noticed a long time ago was whenever I was using my arms like sweeping, gardening, raking, dishes, showering is when the great ideas come to me. Seems to open up the flow. Walking seems to attract other ideas.
An idea occurred to me while reading it when we aren't *participating* in the flow of thought but sort of idling beside it -- like we might do on a sunny afternoon sitting in the grass beside a stream; or sitting on the front porch, watching a storm roll by -- we're in a better position to *observe* (rather than just react to it) and as you say, "connect the dots." For me this is when I walk with my dogs :-)
Years ago I took classes for Transcendental Meditation, and that included "let your mind wander" as you describe. I need to practice it more today. Thanks Franklin.
🙏 You’re more than welcome my good sir!
No, Richard, thank you.
Richard just reminded me of Transcendental Meditation, thanks Richard. Every night, as a wind down, I go to my room and talk to my family. "Hi Ma. Daddy, can you take care of the boys while I shop. Juanita, I'm making apple crisp for you. Connie, lets go shopping. Roger, I miss you so much". I talk out loud to my lost family remembering so much that I no longer have.
For years I cursed God for taking my husband away from me. One night, I started crying and couldn't stop asking God to forgive me for blaming Him. In a sudden quiet moment I realized that God put him in my path, a man whom I could not pass by and He gave me 30 years of the greatest man I have ever met. This is what happens to me when my mind has nothing to do.
❤️ thanks for sharing this beautiful moment CM! Such a beautiful presence to enter into when the mind is silent
I ask God to bring them back to me as I sleep. He never does. I do not dream.
Silly me. He has better things to do. He knows they are all with me in my bedroom.
I have a card that says: ‘The quieter you become the more you will see.’ Same idea. 🫶
A funny thing I noticed a long time ago was whenever I was using my arms like sweeping, gardening, raking, dishes, showering is when the great ideas come to me. Seems to open up the flow. Walking seems to attract other ideas.
Agreed! This article was a result from my walk!
Wonderful article, thank you.
An idea occurred to me while reading it when we aren't *participating* in the flow of thought but sort of idling beside it -- like we might do on a sunny afternoon sitting in the grass beside a stream; or sitting on the front porch, watching a storm roll by -- we're in a better position to *observe* (rather than just react to it) and as you say, "connect the dots." For me this is when I walk with my dogs :-)
Enjoying everyone else's observations too.
Thanks again