Many people make resolutions for the upcoming year. I don't. If I identify something in my life that needs to change, I contemplate & decide what it is I need to do about that particular issue. I then make that change.
My thought processes resemble this...
Sometime I think so long and hard, I get lost in there!
I tend to meditate while I accomplish so repetitive task, such as spinning or pulling weed. A simple but time consuming task. Required, but mind-numbingly boring. Exactly the activity I need to get into meditation mode.
Do you meditate? When did you start? I started very early in life. Before I ever knew it was called "meditation". I've always been a very kinesthetic person. Sitting still is torture for me! I must DO something....anything. As a young child, 3 or 4, I discovered I could accomplish those repetitive tasks if I let my mind wander. Traveling is what I called it. My husband tells me that when I'm "traveling" I don't hear anyone talking to me. That's true. Because my focus is "out there", not here.
When I'm traveling, I check our property boundary, check on the spring, check on the people I care about. I try to make sure everyone and everything is ok. Then I turn my focus inward & check on my self. My body, my mental health. Then, lastly, I check to see if my attention is required anywhere else.
This usually takes me about 20 minutes. I do this every day. It's part of my daily routine.
