Welcome.
I hope you've found a quiet place to sit and turned off all electronics that could provide as a distraction.
Be seated in any meditative posture and allow yourself to be comfortable.
Activate your abdominal region to maintain an upright spine.
Place your hands on your knees or in a mudra of your choosing.
Slightly draw in your chin and rest your gaze on the space just ahead of you.
And if you prefer,
Now would be the time to gently close your eyes and mouth.
Let's begin by taking a deep breath in through the nose and out through the nose.
Rest your attention on your breath.
It will provide you an anchor throughout this meditation practice.
What is holding people back from the life that they truly want to live?
Why does someone get stuck when there's a fork in the road and they must make a decision?
One common thing that I see restricting people from living freely and joyfully is that they think too much.
They overthink problems until it becomes a fixation.
They fixate on problems until they've exhausted themselves.
They exhaust themselves until the thought gives them anxiety or a negative emotional response.
But what is a thought?
Where does it come from and aren't we the ruler of our own thoughts?
Is our mind not our own if no one else is?
Humans seem to enjoy analyzing things to the point where they think they know exactly what to do.
But then the joy that comes from simply enjoying something in the moment has vanished.
Considering all the options can be a great thing of course.
But being an over thinker can result in becoming someone who stands still in life.
Standing in a murky swamp without any direction because they've trained their mind to think instead of do.
They've become a stick in the mud.
If you want to feel free and joyful in life you must go with the flow and find a sympathetic rhythm to move to.
Sitting around thinking can only go so far.
We must also remember to dance and sing.
Life is constantly changing.
There is this magical interplay of life and death happening everywhere.
Feel how your life can be considered short and there's simply not enough time to allow ourselves to get stuck in any place for too long.
Breathe in through your nose and out through your nose.
Feel the subtle energy you're receiving from the air and how your entire being is asking for more air upon completing the exhalation.
Be alive.
Feel the sensation of alertness within your body.
There's no need to rush into things.
Your wisdom knows when to move and when to rest.
Your body speaks for itself.
It is your mind's job to translate it.
You don't need to run around in circles.
You just need to sit quietly and cultivate a positive and open feeling towards life.
This is also meditation.
Then you'll know when to exert yourself.
This is alertness.
Connecting with the mind's natural stability and space invigorates the body like breathing fresh air.
Take a moment to practice some conscious breathing cycles.
Relaxing in this state of being.
In through the nose and out,
Expanding and contracting,
Rising and falling.
Openness and courage.
The overthinking mind is always being distracted by thoughts of what has happened and ideas about what could happen.
But the only thing that is truly happening is what is going on now.
Realize that you cannot control the past nor the future.
In fact,
Trying to control anything is a harmful process because it is not in our nature to control.
We cannot control life so it is better to learn how to flow with it,
Harness it,
Play with it.
And in God,
All matches are very important.
Farm the space.
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