tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post1850740963716445924..comments2024-03-28T00:16:36.374-04:00Comments on Live and Learn-Toss and Turn: Being StillLive and Learnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-681215833314192392012-07-06T22:05:14.152-04:002012-07-06T22:05:14.152-04:00I find it much easier to be still if I have a cat ...I find it much easier to be still if I have a cat on my lap. <br />There is being still (my terms) and being mindful--being in the here and now and experiencing what it is going on around you. Whether it is paying attention to how you are chewing your food or just listening and seeing.<br /><br />I'm hoping for both stillness and mindfulness and to work up to actual meditation. I'll tell you another time what my attempts at meditation have been like.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-86188578311004115222012-07-06T20:30:41.974-04:002012-07-06T20:30:41.974-04:00I find it possible to just be still when I am sitt...I find it possible to just be still when I am sitting on the back porch with my dog, so does that count, or not? Maybe not, because I have companionship, and sometimes I am petting the dog, which is definitely not being still... But my brain is still, not really thinking about anything, just observing the world the way my dog sees it. Well, anyhow, that's as still as I get.thistlehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177639208419283837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-60523538364926578452012-07-02T07:27:49.844-04:002012-07-02T07:27:49.844-04:00Very good points. I think it is hard to be truly a...Very good points. I think it is hard to be truly alone with our thoughts. But I don't even think most people get to this stage. We are so used to instantaneous stimulation with all of the electronic devices that our brains have been trained to be occupied from the outside every minute, no, I mean every second.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-39871044289718564112012-07-01T23:01:27.796-04:002012-07-01T23:01:27.796-04:00What a fabulous post. I am laughing out loud at th...What a fabulous post. I am laughing out loud at the thought of fast forwarding through a relaxation exercise.<br /><br />I actually think this is one of our society's biggest problems. We can't be still because when we do, all sorts of unresolved emotional things rise to the surface, and it's uncomfortable. We often aren't even conscious of these emotions... we just know that we feel the need to "do something." <br /><br />And what really gets me is how our culture exploits this. We're taught that doing nothing is lazy, or means you "have no life" when really the opposite is true. And don't EVEN get me started on how the great marketing machine takes advantage of this tendency to keep us shopping, and buying, and watching, and "being connected" at every turn.<br /><br />I'm getting better at stillness with every year that passes, though it is still sometimes a struggle for me. But the more I've learned to own my personal "stuff" the easier it's gotten.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.com