the next month's challenge: Stop thinking, stop breathing
... well, as much as possible, at least.
Gala's running a thing called the iCiNG Transformation Challenge (iTC). Basically, a chance to spend a month, focussing in a couple of areas of your life to bring about real, valuable change.
Well, I pretty much do that every day, so what could I possibly do that would be radical enough to be worth the effort?
I did seriously consider not eating for a month, but the universe seemed to have other ideas (eventually I listened).
So I sat and thought about my life.
First, not breathing. Well, breathing much, much less. This is good for many reasons:
More oxygen into your body
Slower heartrate
Calmer
More peaceful.
What does it involve? Well, there are a TON of meditation techniques involving breathing. So, something like taking 3 seconds to breathe in, then 3 to breathe out. I'll do that as much and as often as I remember.
The not thinking?
Well, it comes down to distraction. I realised that the biggest crimp between me and achieving the things I want to is simply that I get distracted. In lots of easily justified, perfectly reasonable ways. Doing important, necessary tasks. Informing myself. Even just talking. All forms of distracting. It's the curse of modern life.
So, for the next month, I'm going to work my way up to spending an hour a day doing absolutely nothing. Just sit there, eyes half open, thinking, doing, nothing. I'll allow myself that if I am going to think anything, I'll positively visualise - since that's helpful, but other than that, nothing.
We'll see how it goes.
Gala's running a thing called the iCiNG Transformation Challenge (iTC). Basically, a chance to spend a month, focussing in a couple of areas of your life to bring about real, valuable change.
Well, I pretty much do that every day, so what could I possibly do that would be radical enough to be worth the effort?
I did seriously consider not eating for a month, but the universe seemed to have other ideas (eventually I listened).
So I sat and thought about my life.
First, not breathing. Well, breathing much, much less. This is good for many reasons:
More oxygen into your body
Slower heartrate
Calmer
More peaceful.
What does it involve? Well, there are a TON of meditation techniques involving breathing. So, something like taking 3 seconds to breathe in, then 3 to breathe out. I'll do that as much and as often as I remember.
The not thinking?
Well, it comes down to distraction. I realised that the biggest crimp between me and achieving the things I want to is simply that I get distracted. In lots of easily justified, perfectly reasonable ways. Doing important, necessary tasks. Informing myself. Even just talking. All forms of distracting. It's the curse of modern life.
So, for the next month, I'm going to work my way up to spending an hour a day doing absolutely nothing. Just sit there, eyes half open, thinking, doing, nothing. I'll allow myself that if I am going to think anything, I'll positively visualise - since that's helpful, but other than that, nothing.
We'll see how it goes.