Hello,
And welcome to the Story Nexus.
In this short meditation,
We'll be setting the intention for your day.
To take a fresh outlook on your life.
It's a new day and a fresh start.
Whatever happened yesterday,
You can look at it another way,
Or forget about it completely.
It only takes a few minutes to listen to this,
So if you're still in bed or you're sitting up,
Just close your eyes and tune in for just a few minutes.
Start this day with a clear intention to staying fresh and calm in every moment.
Seizing the power of life.
Every moment of life is new.
When the mind is still,
It's receptive to new ideas.
When the mind is still,
The imagination is still working,
But in a positive way,
In a curious way,
In an explorative way.
Unlike when the mind is agitated and restless,
It will loop over and over again in thoughts that tend to be very negative.
Positive thoughts don't loop as well.
They tend to want to branch out and explore.
Like all creative impulses,
It wants to come up with something new and fresh.
This is the paradox of the mind.
When you know how to still it,
It keeps working.
Like a car you've turned on and allowed to idle,
The motor still runs,
But you're sitting perfectly still.
The imaginative,
Creative part of your mind will seek solutions,
Seek a higher answer for whatever problem you may be wrestling with.
And if there is no problem,
It will find a way just to notice and be aware of what's around you through your senses,
And become stiller and stiller inside those spaces.
This is how the mind stays fresh.
It goes deep.
It stays still and shifts to idle so that it's running,
Searching,
Seeking,
Attracting ideas,
Knowledge,
Wisdom,
Bringing it back to you in the moment.
This is the power of staying in the moment,
Of staying fresh,
Staying calm,
And staying still.
May you move through your day with this intention intact.
Let it be so.
