As an immigration attorney who owns my own practice, has 5 kids and a crazy life it’s impossible sometimes for me to calm my mind and be still. This was a good practice. Feels like I failed. lol. Constantly thinking and planning.
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I almost fell asleep lol. But I did manage to feel an empty mind before it. I also noticed how my thought wondered sometimes, a few times toward sex, other times to anything else.
Kinda crazy that I’ve been having a racing mind all day, and by doing this exercise and giving my mind the chance to go ahead and race, it calmed completely down. There were only so many things to actually be planning or thinking about and once I did let my mind think those things through, it went quiet. Would be awesome to have the same experience when getting nervous in the bedroom.
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exactly this, the mind doesn’t race for no reason. Everything happens for a reason so why try and fight it. Let the mind race, let it think and process whatever it wants.
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It is really helpful to just be with the mind in its ordinary state
I felt good observing parts of my monkey mind and I started to think I have a mental illness for how much it races. It’s like what the heck how can I think this many things at once and then I let it calm down and felt better about it. These are just thoughts, nothing to be worried or anxious of.
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Sometimes you forget that the only real thing you ever need to do is be. To just live. Everything else is bonus. Friends family hobbies pets partners - all of it is extra that’s just there for you to enjoy. But if you get up everyday and cause no harm, you’re succeeding.
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It felt different t to just let my mind wander and think about all the different things. It felt weirdly calming to just sit in that state of mind.
Interesting, will need more work
It’s interesting seeing how random thoughts can be when you sit and watch them!
My mind wondered off really essily, but it helped me observe how much the contents on my mind can change and how quickly they do as well. Very interesting. I’ll have to keep practicing, maybe put more focus on it.
Monkey mind observed , now to control the ape within 
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That was useful. I would like to know own how to call upon it in the most stressful times.
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My mind wandered off to so my different scenes in my life. Definitely things that I imagine happening (my desires) and even some fears. Really looking to be able to use this in any stressful moment
My mind definitely was all over the place. But in a way it felt ok to let
It wander.
My mind was actually pretty quiet today. My monkey was sleeping:)
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It was like a circus in there! Songs playing, random images like a skull laughing at me and a strange panic of “is my mind busy? Should it be busy? Is it quiet? Should it be quiet?”. It was interesting to observe it
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My mind just seemed like a ball of pointless worry and anxiety
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It was interesting to become aware of all of these random, disparate thoughts playing across my mind and then helpful to imagine my conscious mind in a position above, observing these monkey mind thoughts playing out below. The thoughts that were anxious became less so
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My mind is a mess… Suddenly I was in a zoo talking with someone, until I realized I needed to be observing. Then it happened again in other situations and scenarios…
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