Thinking too much?

Are you thinking too much in daily life?

I've been guilty of overthinking. How about you?

When we think too much, we are not truly ourselves. 

Our body may be here, but the mind is elsewhere. In the past. In the future.

On holidays...or already looking forward to Xmas (10 weeks away).

And when Xmas comes, each year I hear the following:

Where did the year go?

Here's where: It was spent lost in thought: ruminating about the past and projecting into the future. The history and the mystery. 

It's akin to walking or driving somewhere, and when you get there, you ask yourself: 'how did I get here?'

It happens a lot. 

Sometimes it gets super busy and chaotic, feeling like a circus in one's head. Other times, it's calm, quiet and thinking subsides.

The Good News:

Whilst you cannot control what thoughts come into your head; you can control what you do with them.

You can try to shoo them away or clamp down on them, but I bet it won't work. It never does. It only creates tension.

Instead, train your attention to focus on what you want it to focus on i.e. what's going on in the present. 

And this way, you will 'fall awake' to the life as it's happening...moment to moment, breath to breath. 

So when Xmas comes...you'll know where the year went. 

PS: Your brain called. It has too many tabs open. Take a brain break. Check out the weekly meditation practice sessions.