I guess like all of us, it takes me a while to wind down when I finally get to have a holiday...
Have you ever noticed that in many instances, people drive worse when it's raining, not better? More dangerously, not more safely?
Just when it's time to slow down, they speed up - as if they're buzzed out on adrenaline? Like they haven't let go of the rush to get to their car in the rain, but have just sat down and gunned the engine with the same determination they had to get to their car before the rain soaked them through?
They don't bother taking a few minutes to reorient themselves to their new situation: it's dry; it's not raining on them anymore; all the bad things they are determined to avoid are outside the car.
I feel like that now.
The work things I needed to finish before I went on holidays? I finished them.
The home things I set myself to do while on holidays? The things that have been gnawing at my mind and energy for a while now? I have time to do them. In my own time.
So slow down, @DrWom.
It's okay.
It's all okay.
Now, repeat after me:
May I be filled with loving kindness
May I be well
May I be peaceful and at ease
May I be happy.
And keep repeating it.
May I be peaceful and at ease. May I be happy...
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Thanks to Jack Kornfield for that simple mantra, it's a beauty. It's from a wonderful meditation on meditation called The Path with Heart which I totally recommend.
Have a wonderful holiday season everyone.
May all beings be happy.
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