Likewise. This morning I thought about the need to give up reading the news completely, as it’s now become just one body blow after another. And then I remembered what my meditation teacher commented about ‘thoughts’: “they’re just like soap bubbles in the sunlight” fleeting and short-lived. As always, thanks.
Thanks for the laugh to start my day!! Dude, you’re killing it!!! And I love being part of the journey. Carry on and we will suffer/triumph together ❤️
I echo the above- this was the morning I needed to hear this message. I never cease to be surprised by the calming effect of recognizing our common struggles. My gratitude for this community will guide my practice today.
Thanks for this post meditation insight, Dan. I know this and yet relearn it over and over. I feel in my body the ease you describe as you are describing it and it’s helping me be gentle with myself in this moment. Thank you!
Thank you Dan, I needed that today. I'm feeling very grumbly and resentful the last few days...state of the world, not sure exactly why. Your reminder that these thoughts are just nature and meditation gives us power to see them as JUST thoughts and not reality was what I needed to hear. Hey, think I'll go meditate...😉
Oh, boy, does this resonate! Thanks, Dan! Your authenticity and vulnerability have served to empower us, especially those of us who find it challenging to silence the critic within who incessantly disrupts attempts to take pause! Let’s see if incorporating your phrase, “This is nature!” helps! Somehow “recognize” & “allow” have not been sufficient to facilitate naming whatever thoughts and emotions arise! So grateful for all you’re doing to make mindfulness practices more accessible to all, especially those who view meditation as being too “woo-woo!”
Thank you for your insight. I was awake last night for a couple of hours so I meditated. I noticed how hard I am on myself and how negative my thoughts were. I came back each time my mind ran off and told myself these are just thoughts and not fact. I could release them and start again, but it happened over and over. Loved getting up and listening to your post meditation piece. So helpful. Have a good day.
Thank you. Lately I get to cry during my sits. I get to stand behind the waterfall as you say and notice what I’ve put myself through with unexamined thinking. But the other day I was aware that thoughts are the minds job and immediately I detached briefly.
Thanks for sharing and normalizing the daily struggles with the random shit that goes on in our minds. It helps! And, I was up in the middle of the night with an overactive brain, so I decided to just let the thoughts come rather than fight them…and then my alarm went off :) it continues to fascinate me, how much control I do/can have over how I feel and react when I can remember to bring in the practice.
Definitely having a tough time with the inner grumbling. Or my brain going off on long tangents before “I” can catch up and realize what I’ve been doing, how my body’s feeling, etc. I need to spend more time leaning into these feelings and working through them. Your recent re-post of the Stoicism podcast has been helpful.
As an aside you should consider checking out Bluesky. I know it’s not quite as established as Twitter, but there seem to be a lot of good people there.
That Sam Harris quote is gold. Will be holding on to that when I’m feeling resistance to sit. (And I’m with you re: the grumbly, negative mood. It’s been a hard week, and I’m still struggling to process.)
So grateful for you being in a public space. Fear is so strong inside women right now, we need to hear from men who share our values just to feel OK going about our business.
Keep doing these, please. Your work is so generous. Many days your words are what keeps my dinghy tied to the dock.
Likewise. This morning I thought about the need to give up reading the news completely, as it’s now become just one body blow after another. And then I remembered what my meditation teacher commented about ‘thoughts’: “they’re just like soap bubbles in the sunlight” fleeting and short-lived. As always, thanks.
Thanks for the laugh to start my day!! Dude, you’re killing it!!! And I love being part of the journey. Carry on and we will suffer/triumph together ❤️
I echo the above- this was the morning I needed to hear this message. I never cease to be surprised by the calming effect of recognizing our common struggles. My gratitude for this community will guide my practice today.
Thanks for this post meditation insight, Dan. I know this and yet relearn it over and over. I feel in my body the ease you describe as you are describing it and it’s helping me be gentle with myself in this moment. Thank you!
Thank you Dan, I needed that today. I'm feeling very grumbly and resentful the last few days...state of the world, not sure exactly why. Your reminder that these thoughts are just nature and meditation gives us power to see them as JUST thoughts and not reality was what I needed to hear. Hey, think I'll go meditate...😉
Oh, boy, does this resonate! Thanks, Dan! Your authenticity and vulnerability have served to empower us, especially those of us who find it challenging to silence the critic within who incessantly disrupts attempts to take pause! Let’s see if incorporating your phrase, “This is nature!” helps! Somehow “recognize” & “allow” have not been sufficient to facilitate naming whatever thoughts and emotions arise! So grateful for all you’re doing to make mindfulness practices more accessible to all, especially those who view meditation as being too “woo-woo!”
Thank you for your insight. I was awake last night for a couple of hours so I meditated. I noticed how hard I am on myself and how negative my thoughts were. I came back each time my mind ran off and told myself these are just thoughts and not fact. I could release them and start again, but it happened over and over. Loved getting up and listening to your post meditation piece. So helpful. Have a good day.
Thank you. Lately I get to cry during my sits. I get to stand behind the waterfall as you say and notice what I’ve put myself through with unexamined thinking. But the other day I was aware that thoughts are the minds job and immediately I detached briefly.
Brief moments many times! That’s the old saying.
Thanks for sharing and normalizing the daily struggles with the random shit that goes on in our minds. It helps! And, I was up in the middle of the night with an overactive brain, so I decided to just let the thoughts come rather than fight them…and then my alarm went off :) it continues to fascinate me, how much control I do/can have over how I feel and react when I can remember to bring in the practice.
Definitely having a tough time with the inner grumbling. Or my brain going off on long tangents before “I” can catch up and realize what I’ve been doing, how my body’s feeling, etc. I need to spend more time leaning into these feelings and working through them. Your recent re-post of the Stoicism podcast has been helpful.
As an aside you should consider checking out Bluesky. I know it’s not quite as established as Twitter, but there seem to be a lot of good people there.
That Sam Harris quote is gold. Will be holding on to that when I’m feeling resistance to sit. (And I’m with you re: the grumbly, negative mood. It’s been a hard week, and I’m still struggling to process.)
Thanks Dan. I have been struggling with "inner grumbling" for a day or two. Will have a sit & see where your insights can help. 🙏🏼
Thanks for sharing this Dan. As others have said this normalizes what I feel as well knowing others struggle as well.
So grateful for you being in a public space. Fear is so strong inside women right now, we need to hear from men who share our values just to feel OK going about our business.
You crack me up and help me put things right back in perspective