Journaling to Make Space for Meditation
Journaling and Meditation
Do you feel like you are too busy to meditate? If meditation isn’t part of your daily routine, it can seem like the biggest waste of time. But in reality, meditation is the most effective time management tool out there. But, let’s be real, shifting from stressed out to zenned out can seem impossible. First, check your schedule and make sure you don’t actually need to be anywhere, that you don’t have a meeting to join or a phone call to answer. Now take out your journal. Pen in hand, ask yourself: what is holding me back from easing into a state of perfect relaxation and bliss? Now start to list anything that comes to mind. There is no task too big or too small, too menial or too important to make this list.
Laundry
Social media
Bills to be paid
Money to be collected
Dynamics with family that aren’t settling well
Grocery shopping
Buying plane tickets
Resolve conflict with a partner
Schedule
Stiff neck
Returning phone calls and emails
Eventually, you will run out of things to put on this list. At this point, put your pen and journal down. You can return to those items after meditating. Now set a timer for however long you want to practice meditating. Put your phone on silent mode and out of reach. There is nothing to achieve now, nothing to solve. It’s time for you to simply be. Get comfortable, close your eyes, and watch the body breathe. Smooth, continuous, complete, and quiet breathing. It is time to meditate.
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