One Minute Mindfulness - Exploring Our Choices

In this teaching, Geoff Bell-Devaney discusses the importance of bringing a sense of curiosity to our intentions and decisions. He recommends exploring the reasons behind our choices with a particular emphasis on becoming aware of any old unconscious patterns and emotional factors that might be influencing our decisions. By doing this, we can become more self-aware and aligned with our true desires and path in every moment.

Transcript

So that we can better see how our unconscious reactions to our emotions can leave us in patterns that are not always in our best interest,

We should also do our best to figure out why we're doing something.

There are many more internal forces and motivators at work than we're aware of,

So we should be careful not to make decisions until we have considered all of the reasons behind our choices.

Hasty decisions often lead to unnecessary discomfort in the future.

As we question why we are doing something,

We should look to see what emotional factors might be motivating our decision.

Is it from an old fear that we're running or hiding?

Are we feeling small,

Scared,

And alone,

And not wanting to acknowledge it?

Are we running from the imagined pain in this or a future moment?

Rather than just blindly putting ourselves into a situation,

We should instead first run to ourselves.

We should check in and ask,

How will this serve me?

And how will it hurt me?