Daniel G. Amen, MD of the Amen Clinics, states, “The typical person has as many as 60,000 thoughts in a single day.” Interestingly, most of them recur from the previous day and are unnecessary.
Here are two simple questions to ask yourself and additional comments from an advanced meditative viewpoint:
Can you rationalize why you continue to think about the same things daily?
Most people attempt to accomplish too much in a single day. Therefore, they move on to the next day without putting closure on the previous day. They make their to-do lists and expect the world to revolve around that list to suit their needs for the day.
However, unexpected challenges tend to arise no matter how structured and focused a to-do list is. The list goes out the window when that happens, and nothing gets accomplished. Most people then focus on everything they won’t get done and carry it over to the next day’s list. This reaction causes self-imposed stress and frustration and adds to muddled thinking.
Try ending your day with closure – by simply accepting what is, you will see miraculous transitions. Each day is a new beginning. When acceptance becomes the typical flow in the day, the mind’s stories lose their importance before they develop into full-blown screenplays. If you can learn to accept that each occurrence in a day is happening as it is meant to happen, challenges will have less impact on you, and you will spend less time thinking about them as problems.
At the end of each day, sit still in silence for a few moments. Then, make a small list (six items max) based on what is crucial for the next day. Then, meditate each morning before your typical life situation and daily tasks begin. A short meditation in the morning provides an energy increase that goes a long way throughout the day. Starting out feeling refreshed and conscious of the present moment allows life’s experiences to evolve naturally throughout the day.
Always remember, “Meditation is not some ‘thing’ you do; it is the experience of Being that which you are.” – Terry Swejkoski
What would happen if you could purge those recurring thoughts from your subconscious mind?
Some would say it’s impossible to eliminate thought and consider meditation a waste of time. Just know that the ego will come up with many excuses to hold you prisoner to thinking, especially recurring thoughts. Therefore, if you are determined to continue your days with opinions from previous days, know that you limit yourself to the typical egoist daily cycle.
However, if you want to purge recurring thoughts from your mind and start the day feeling refreshed, consider at least attempting to sit still for a few moments. If sitting still is difficult for you, close your eyes, take a couple of deep breaths, and focus on the one thing you love to do more than anything else. Feel the experience of being consumed by that one activity. Did it make you smile, and “just for a moment,” were you free of other recurring thoughts? Thoughts can be wonderful, but they build into egoic dramatic stories when it’s the same one’s day in and day out.
Being in a meditative state is about conscious awareness in each present moment and reconnecting with your Higher Self. Daily meditation lets you quickly dismiss stories and return to your peace.
Try meditation today; you have nothing to lose – other than unnecessary recurring thought patterns that limit your life’s abundance.
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Author: Terry Swejkoski