As I sit at my computer in the South of Kildare this morning and look out my window, I see low clouds, a grey landscape, somewhat wet and windy. By constrast, yesterday was a lovely sunny day, which I find normally prompts me to see things in an open, uncomplicated way. The immediate reactive effects of the low clouds are less positive. It is interesting to notice the effects of these different changing conditions on our mood and our motivation. one opening us up, the other closing things down. When we are not completely open or when we are under pressure we can have negative or doubting chatter in the background of our minds, sometimes without noticing. One of the effects of mindfulness training is to allow us spot our habitual reactions and see them for what they are, types of mental energy that pass through, which we can hook into or not.
Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now.
The conditions are always impossible.
Doris Lessing
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I always thought the mood I woke up into was set in stone. Now with mindfulness and being aware of the machinations of the mind, gives us the ability to let go of the storyline.
As Matthieu Ricard stated: “Anyone who enjoys inner peace is no more broken by failure than he is inflated by success.
Experiences are ephemeral and are useless to cling to. Also from Ricard book.
Hi Marty,
Thanks again for your faithful reading and insightful comments. Yes, our moods can be very sticky and fuse with our sense of self. It is a great liberation when we can see that we have them, not they have us.
I used to think clouds and cold weather held me back. Now I live where the sun shines and the sky is blue nearly every day. I seem to find other reasons to hold myself back; more reasons to wait for perfect conditions.
Wouldn’t it be great if it were just about the weather?
This morning, there are gloriously dark and golden clouds here after a rare and welcomed rain. Walking in the wetness is exhilarating!
Hi There,
Thank you for all your comments and for all the thoughts on your lovely blog. I love when you reflect on the weather where you are, so different to here, as it brings me back to other possibilities and points of view and yet, like today, to similar challenges. It stops me from falling into the trap of thinking that a change of externals is all that is needed to change my internal system. karl