Tag: meditation

Oneself

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Being in touch with oneself helps stay sane in these insane days.

Knowing what’s going on inside, being able to name feelings, flagging thoughts as mere thoughts (vs reality), catching signals from one’s body, sharing concerns and fears with loved ones. All this is more important than being informed on the latest numbers and the progresses towards the development of a vaccine.

We have the power to act on us, and that’s pretty much all we have control on. Whether there’s a pandemic ongoing or not.

Moments of tranquillity

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We all have our moments of tranquillity. It’s when our breath is calm, our senses undisturbed, our mind dreamy, our body unshaken. In such moments, nothing bad can happen to us, and all the stories we tell ourselves are leading exactly where we want to go.

Of course, moments of tranquillity are volatile. Just make sure you notice them as they come and go.

How much power

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Expectations have the power to shape our reality.

When we go into a situation with low expectations, chances are we will be positively surprised. And the other way around, of course.

This is even more true, and somehow brutal, when applied to relationships. What we expect of and from people vastly impacts the way we think about them, the way we evaluate them and ultimately the way we behave with them.

Nobody can go without expectations.

But we can label them as such, and accept the fact that they are probably unrealistic, as they take only our perspective into consideration.

When we succeed in this, we open up to a whole new set of experiences we can learn from. We end up growing, gradually mitigating future expectations, and eventually behaving with people the way they wish to be treated (vs the way we wish to be treated).

Expectations are like thoughts. We decide how much power to give them.

Habit

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What habits do you know you would stick to no matter what?

Developing habits takes time and dedication, and yet once the habit becomes such, it’s the most solid thing to fall back upon in times of need.

It is worth the effort.

Fear

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Fear means you care.

Fear means you will think twice.

Fear means long-term matters to you.

Fear means you are learning.

Fear means you are not alone.

Fear is good, and when you accept it in your life, name it, verbalize it, it is a lot less scary than you think.