Raise your hand for someone who at some point decided to go to the gym on a regular basis to get in shape and left after a few days . If you have raised your hand I have to confess that I have too.
Finding excuses to abandon those purposes that involve establishing a daily or frequent habit is a sport in itself. And when we talk about meditation and mindfulness it is no different, despite its innumerable benefits. When we get down to work and try to establish our meditative routine, almost immediately, our mind begins to generate a lot of thoughts, sensations, judgments, … whose only objective is to get us to give up our intention to get out of the way. that awkward observer.
However, if we are aware of these excuses or mental lapses , we will have the opportunity to observe them when they appear and prevent them from boycotting our best intentions . We will appreciate how pushy, curious, and even funny they are at times. And we can give them a loving farewell to continue our daily practice.
I also recommend that you refresh which are the 7 Mindfulness Travel Companions that we saw earlier, since having them present and putting them into practice is essential to transcend these stiffness without the feeling of having to fight against anything.
I am going to tell you about the most common shoelaces but surely, with practice, you will learn to identify many others whose objective is the same . Some of them may appear before our practice and make us give up before we start. Others may appear while we are doing our meditation to try to get us to give it up as well.
Be that as it may, always remember who is in command , that you are the captain, that you decide. Sometimes it helps to identify them as a small child who is craving something and has to get away with it. Do not give in to them . Don’t get angry or frustrated either. Just stay firm in your purpose, watch them and let them go.
Impatience
We have an innate tendency to start something and want to see results almost immediately; “I want inner peace now, I want to improve my relationships now, I want to sleep better now … I want all those benefits that the practice of meditation offers and science supports … but, I want them now!
To overcome this impatience, I recommend that you do not set expectations. Away with pretensions!
Practice not judging, letting go, detachment, especially the result, and just enjoy your meditative practice. It’s perfect as it is presented, impatiently and all!
