Posted by Denise | Posted in Daily Journal | Posted on 19-10-2009
Tags: Body Centered, Body Sensations, The Observer, Witness, Zen
Today I intend to use my main vibe switch as present moment awareness.
Whenever I get lost in any kind of thought and leave the present moment, I am going to become aware of my body sensations, sounds around me, my breath, my thoughts, and emotions, all from the observer perspective.
I am going to aim to spend at least 75% of my day today in my body, in my awareness of the present moment.
Right now, I hear the sounds of the computer keyboard clicking as I type “click, click, click”, and I hear the “hummm” of my computer and I hear my chihuahua snoring in the other room. Oh, and some birds just chirped outside. “Chirp” “Chirp”. I feel a little sleepy because I woke up really early, but I feel fresh and clean because I just took a shower. My hair is still a little wet and I can feel it on my neck…Ahhhh. (For those few seconds I was not lost in thought!)
There is a great Zen saying that instead of asking yourself “Why?” (Which gets you out of your body, into your head, lost in thought once again) it’s helpful to ask “What?” meaning, literally, what is going on around and inside of you?
Present moment vibe switch check in!!! All day today.
