FREEMINDING

Who’s your #1 employee?

I invite you to try something that may be new to you--a simple way to free your mind: Sit comfortably with your laptop, device or paper and pen, close your eyes, belly breathe a few times and let yourself sink into a relaxed state. Let the chatter come and go then pay close attention to what you’re hearing and feeling. Write down whatever comes…as it comes. Don’t filter. Don’t finesse. Just be a dutiful scribe while you let your mind speak--and speak freely.

This practice takes the mind off leash. Think of it like a dog in the middle of a woodland meadow on a beautiful sunny day. It let’s the mind sprint and jump, twist and cavort, stop and sniff, then dart off in a new direction. It’ll bolt off after some invisible prize (insight, revelation, aha) then turn and race back to our feet with it. All the while we follow at a distance and just observe. No agenda.

By the way, the longer we do this the deeper into the mind we go.

I’m not talking about daydreaming. That’s passive. This is highly engaging. In time we gain an appreciation of the energy, the agility, the beauty and the spirit of the mind--and all this while we are sitting perfectly still. 

And there’s more.

Getting to know our inner landscape is not a given. There’s a whole lot of mystery going on in there. Many people won’t bother or may be afraid to enter. But this practice is so easy, so helpful and so healthful! 

Don’t have time? 15-30 minutes a day is enough to settle into it. When we do it, especially regularly, we get both immediate blessing (like a calming and centering) and lasting benefits (like clarity and creativity). 

We give our mind instructions all day long. It serves us religiously and tirelessly while frequently under emotional stress, mental strain and even physical duress. But it is a rare moment when we let it have a word with us, when we sit back and listen so we can receive invaluable feedback from our number one employee.

And it's the one--the only one--we can’t live without. 

TODAY.

LET’S GIVE THE WORLD & OURSELVES A GIFT.

LET’S TAKE TIME TO LOVINGLY FREE OUR MINDS.