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
