I think it is very, very, very important to quiet the mind when you want to destress yourself.
I quiet my mind several times a day, but formally about three times a day. Crazy? Maybe! I just know that my mind can run on autopilot and create all kinds of unnecessary thoughts that cause unnecessary emotions. When I say 'unnecessary,' I mean thoughts and emotions that are fleeting, negative, and drain me, and that are neither useful nor desirable.
If you know me, really know me, you know that my mood is elevated most of the time, and I know this is because of my ability to take responsibility for my thoughts, feelings, and actions, which is my attitude.
This confidence took years to build, and I continue to nurture it by practicing focus and stillness.
Every day, first thing in the morning, at lunch, and before bed, I do some sort of meditation, which is just a deliberate focus. I usually take a few deep breaths, relax my body, and then focus on my breathing and heartbeat.
My favorite meditations are deliberately releasing my worries and practicing patience. Meditation is consideration and contemplation.
Deliberately releasing my worries means letting them go through breathing exercises, which relax my body and mind.
Patient Mind is a meditation that creates a patient mind, he he he. I used to do this all the time, and it helped me see that I can be patient anytime, anywhere, even in the most irritating circumstances. It is a habit I created to replace the negative (unnecessary) emotions that were my stressful habits in the past.
Do you know anyone who meditates? I do, and the majority of them are happy and consider themselves successful. Successful in that they really enjoy their life. Success is happiness and enjoying life. Many people equate money with success, but if you look deeper, we want money because we think it will bring more happiness; really, we all just want to be happy.
Please consider a regular practice of quieting your mind daily, so that you may destress if you are stressed.
Take care and speak soon,
