Last week I had one of those days that I sometimes call a “heavy day.” I was dragging around some pretty old stories, ruminating over a challenging parenting moment and having conversations in my head with people who were not even in the room. In other words, I was not mindful.
Yes, my mind was full! But not with attention to the present moment. As a result, the little monkey was clingy and difficult, nothing really got done (very well) and I was a big grump!
Luckily, I was able to wake myself out of the slump by reconnecting with a simple Zen tale. You can read it here.
I realized that I was causing my own pain with my thoughts. Nothing that was actually happening that day was really that terrible. But my attitude…well, it was terrible! New scientific research is pointing to the fact that we can actually re-wire our brains through our thinking patterns. I wrote a blog about it on my Nurture Life Coaching site!
