I have been recently delving into the discipline of meditation. I aim to practice only ten minutes a day, everyday. I would like to share with you perhaps my biggest breakthrough regarding meditation - the importance of the present.
As a young creative, I am constantly looking either forwards into the future visualing my goals or backwards into the past - learning from my mistakes. I found that through practice, particularly in guided meditation that I was ignoring arguably the most important time frame - the now.
It suddenly dawned on me. In order to bring my future aspirations into fruition I have to examine my actions in the present moment to ensure that they fit with what I aim to achieve in the future. The same applies for my past - in order to ensure that I am learning from any mistake or painful experience, I have to be cognisant of what I am doing in the now to ensure that I am truly implementing changes from what I have learned from the past into my present day actions.
Since I have been trying to live in the present more by being aware of what I want to achieve but making more of an effort to live within the 'now' time frame I have not only improved my productivity dramatically, I have also grasped even more opportunities than before to create. Think of it like this, without any distractions besides what happens in THIS MOMENT - creativity is allowed to flow because there is no emphasis on past mistakes or no pressure from future goals. All that matters is what I do in the now.
So if you are either examining the future too much or living within the shadows of your past , perhaps its time to bring yourself back into the now. Analysing your future will not get you there. Action right now will. As for your past, anything that was uncomfortable, painful or simply frustrating offers an opportunity to grow. Think of your past as a seed that was planted, this seed in order to grow into a beautiful flower needs to be watered and cared for consistently. In order to care for your plant and ensure it grows into the flower you envisioned, you need to begin watering the plant right now - in the present moment.
I would highly reccomend meditation to enable you to do this. It has been a staple in my personal development and has unlocked another level for myself regarding my content creation and productivity. I use an app called 'calm' - it's a free download from the Google play or Itunes store and has a free course called 'the seven days of calm' - this is a great way to ease yourself into the discipline of meditation and find some cool things out about yourself. There is also an option to pay for other courses through the app as well as other free meditative practices. *
I hope this article was of use to you. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this.
*I am not affiliated with calm in any way. I just enjoy the app and want to recommend such an app to my readers :)
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As a young creative, I am constantly looking either forwards into the future visualing my goals or backwards into the past - learning from my mistakes. I found that through practice, particularly in guided meditation that I was ignoring arguably the most important time frame - the now.
It suddenly dawned on me. In order to bring my future aspirations into fruition I have to examine my actions in the present moment to ensure that they fit with what I aim to achieve in the future. The same applies for my past - in order to ensure that I am learning from any mistake or painful experience, I have to be cognisant of what I am doing in the now to ensure that I am truly implementing changes from what I have learned from the past into my present day actions.
Since I have been trying to live in the present more by being aware of what I want to achieve but making more of an effort to live within the 'now' time frame I have not only improved my productivity dramatically, I have also grasped even more opportunities than before to create. Think of it like this, without any distractions besides what happens in THIS MOMENT - creativity is allowed to flow because there is no emphasis on past mistakes or no pressure from future goals. All that matters is what I do in the now.
So if you are either examining the future too much or living within the shadows of your past , perhaps its time to bring yourself back into the now. Analysing your future will not get you there. Action right now will. As for your past, anything that was uncomfortable, painful or simply frustrating offers an opportunity to grow. Think of your past as a seed that was planted, this seed in order to grow into a beautiful flower needs to be watered and cared for consistently. In order to care for your plant and ensure it grows into the flower you envisioned, you need to begin watering the plant right now - in the present moment.
I would highly reccomend meditation to enable you to do this. It has been a staple in my personal development and has unlocked another level for myself regarding my content creation and productivity. I use an app called 'calm' - it's a free download from the Google play or Itunes store and has a free course called 'the seven days of calm' - this is a great way to ease yourself into the discipline of meditation and find some cool things out about yourself. There is also an option to pay for other courses through the app as well as other free meditative practices. *
I hope this article was of use to you. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this.
*I am not affiliated with calm in any way. I just enjoy the app and want to recommend such an app to my readers :)
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