I can’t tell if I’m observing it or just occupying it. But nice to just sit and allow for drifting without rebuking myself or redirecting my thoughts.
So many things and regrets, still need to improve on this one
Time went by fast.. busy mind!
Helpful, but I’m going to need a lot more practice.
I had fallen out of my meditation practice the last few months. It felt good to come back to it. Definitely need to keep up with my practice I’m not back in the groove yet
It was busy lots of different thoughts and feelings. Brain darting off in different directions with thoughts being interrupted. Think I need to get into a medication practice to help slow my brain down a little.
Time went by extremely fast. Monkey is strong. I need a lot more practice
Just constant thoughts about my day to day activities and how much I actually have going on
My mind can dart around the entire planet like lightning. I hope by observing it it can be diffused.
I found the idea of naming and separating the chatter helpful
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I thought the phrase Monkey Mind was used too much. It kept conjuring up an image of the wind-up monkey smashing cymbols together… which I guess is often how my mind gets
I noticed that my mind does go to random places and that if I just observe the bad stuff and not put too much into it then I can manage the stress much easier
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I realized that I often label my thoughts without recognizing that I didn’t voluntarily bring them up. For example having stressful thoughts about the future and then telling myself I’m being negative, rather than just accepting the passing thought for what it is, my brain being busy.
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My mind runs an almost constant dialogue in its own. Even if I’m falling asleep or not actively engaged in the thoughts.
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I realized that my monkey mind is always trying to get me into a creepy or weird thought of ways that will trigger my fight or flight mode and make me lean towards my flight.
In and out sometimes a lot sometimes nothing
Still the same visual of the office floor and monkeys in cubicles but after my shit day yesterday most of the monkeys were lying around, despondent.
It was quiet
It was chill
My monkey mind seems to be always going around.. and it is now time to recognize it for what it is.