Wednesday, March 14

distraction is easier than focus

Yesterday, as a distraction from the tooth infection, I weeded, mowed, pruned, and went to the backroom gym. Great! Topped that off with an evening jog in the park, aiming to improve on last week (when I had managed half a mile before injury). This time, I retired on the verge of re-injury at the half-mile point - a kind of progress.

Slept for 10 hours, and then tried meditating for 5 breaths. Half an hour later the most I've managed is two and a half breaths. It's amazing how many tangents the mind can come up with. A favourite trick is to veer off and imagine all the people you'll tell about your meditation success. Ha! I'm sure it wasn't this difficult in the past. Now I need to get up and bottle the next brew before work.

Lightning Hopkins was born 100 years ago. Possibly the best ever blues for when you're stoned.

4 comments:

  1. Distraction never works for me when I have teeth problems. My hands are busy but my brain picks at it.

    I hope you get it sorted soon.

    I always thought of meditation as something I did for myself, not something to tell other folks about. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

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  2. Albert? Nice to see you've started meditating. I think I'll give up now. Hotboy

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  3. I say!

    In MM I's day, folk used to get all their teeth pulled as a 21st birthday present. What an excellent idea - why have things changed?

    MM III

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  4. Nanners. On the contrary, you're doing it right. My mind's playing up mischievously.

    Hotters. There's nothing like a crisis to bring on a sudden piety.

    Mingers, Albert's so decrepit he'd need to have everything pulled.

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