Welcome to the Mindful About Life series of meditations.
Let's start with a deep breath in and let it go.
I'm making a series of these meditations so that you have many tools in your toolkit prepared for any situation at work that stresses you.
This time watch the breath coming in and watch the breath going out as you take your next deep breath.
Deep breath in and let it go.
I always start these meditations by saying that if stress is getting in the way of living your life,
You might want to see a doctor.
And if you are seeing a doctor,
Let her or him know about these meditations.
On this deep breath I want you to notice where you notice the breath.
Do you notice it most at your nose,
As your chest expands,
As your stomach rises and falls?
Deep breath in and let it go.
Very often at work there is conflict between coworkers.
Sometimes you are asked to take sides and you know there is no way to win that.
I want you to picture yourself seated at work,
Seated at your desk,
And a coworker comes over to gossip about somebody else who they perceive has done something wrong.
I want you to picture yourself looking up at your coworker and saying,
You know,
I'm not sure I want to get involved in this one.
And you know that this is the best possible answer.
You're not picking a side,
You're not saying they're right,
You're not saying they're wrong.
And you have to practice doing this before you actually do it.
So once again,
Picture yourself at your workstation,
Whether it be at home or in the office,
Whether it be with a computer or with a machine or at whatever it might be.
And someone comes over to complain about a third person at work.
They start telling you all the perceived wrongs this other person has done.
And you look at this person in the eyes and you think that you just want to transmit love and care and compassion.
And you simply say,
You know what,
I'm not sure I want to pick sides in this fight.
I'm not sure I want to get involved.
Take a deep breath in and let it go.
And at the beginning,
This is difficult to do and you still feel conflict.
But over time,
It gets easier and you stay more and more out of it.
And now give yourself a little hug and say,
I love me.
I appreciate how hard I work at work.
I appreciate how hard I work having the right mindset.
Best possible life for me.
And now have a great day at work.
