This section, in combination with the wonderful walking meditation experience I had created a confirmation in myself: live slowly.
Taking time to notice things. Learning to discern what to notice, and what to appreciate.
Spending time in the morning assimilating our minds to the purpose of the day (living slowly, calm, mild happiness, etc.) sounds like a great idea, but one I would have to wake up earlier for. I am awful at waking up early, and doing it to relax? Well, not such a bad idea.
There seems to be so much to do with this process now. Even though we've been practicing BDSs, there has been what comes across as a lot more to do - the prewriting, breaking down how to do that prewriting, creativity, RETs... it may all be variations of the same ideas, but in a systematic order, how would that look? I may need to make a scheduled outline of it all. Having a checklist as a reminder would be helpful.
"Don't waste your energy expecting..."
Take things as they come. Doesn't mean abandoning living to certain standards, but having flexibility in what comes your way.
"Recognize your own contribution." (in regards to vulnerability)
This concept struck me as interesting because I hadn't considered it before. However, like always, it makes sense. The amount of time the way we think contributing to our "suffering" is unbelievable sometimes. When did we learn to operate in this manner? Who said this was okay?
Taking time to notice things. Learning to discern what to notice, and what to appreciate.
Spending time in the morning assimilating our minds to the purpose of the day (living slowly, calm, mild happiness, etc.) sounds like a great idea, but one I would have to wake up earlier for. I am awful at waking up early, and doing it to relax? Well, not such a bad idea.
There seems to be so much to do with this process now. Even though we've been practicing BDSs, there has been what comes across as a lot more to do - the prewriting, breaking down how to do that prewriting, creativity, RETs... it may all be variations of the same ideas, but in a systematic order, how would that look? I may need to make a scheduled outline of it all. Having a checklist as a reminder would be helpful.
"Don't waste your energy expecting..."
Take things as they come. Doesn't mean abandoning living to certain standards, but having flexibility in what comes your way.
"Recognize your own contribution." (in regards to vulnerability)
This concept struck me as interesting because I hadn't considered it before. However, like always, it makes sense. The amount of time the way we think contributing to our "suffering" is unbelievable sometimes. When did we learn to operate in this manner? Who said this was okay?
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