My Tricky Mind
Today I firmly decided to write a notice. No excuses, no objections. A proper time is coming. This evening I am absolutely free and nobody will disturb me. Suddenly I remember that I need to eat immediately because late supper is unhealthy. When finished I felt it's too hot as a fire place got warm a house. Oh, it's right time to walk for a short while. Forest, a path, roofs - everything isis covered with snow. Dark and silence. Having turned the corner, I met my neighbors.They invited me to their house to play cards or lotto. My God! They are lovely people, but boring! At that moment I remembered having a fire in the fire place and came back. Actually, I didn't need to care about fire because my husband stayed at home. Oh, ho-ho. How many times a day we have to lie in order not to hurt somebody? At last I am sitting at my computer. Do you think I started writing? Far from it. First I checked my mail box, read the news about today's rally in Moscow on the CNN site and only then opened italki. Here I looked throuhg current questions, what other people write in their notebooks and only then I began typing the article. This is the end of the game I have played with myself all evening long. I never knew how tricky my mind can be just to avoid working.
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A big thank to all of you for your comments.
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Yes, Natasha, "the mind is a wild horse which has been encouraged to run freely. It loves to run fast, wildly chasing after first this thought, then that sensation, then on to the next bit of stimulation and on into the sunset it runs. Our focused observation brings it from the dark forests and grassy plains into a small pasture with no place to hide."
http://www.bemindful.org/horse.htm
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oh yes, it definitely is tricky :). From my side i can add that very often when I am planning or supposed to do something suddenly ... I become soo hungry or .. thirsty or have to do many, many other things before. But at least we are aware of it. And being concious is the first step of fighting with not so good habits.
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Natasha - looks like you won the game !? Very nice stream of consciousness writing - Go for it!
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