Today's Thought - August

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August 11

Meditation is a mental discipline that enables us to do one thing at a time.

~Max Picard

The logic is simple enough: If your plate is full, stop piling on more. When we consistently have too many things to think about and do, we can become ragged and dysfunctional. When we get in that spot, what helps is to pull back from all of it and allow but a single thought.

It may be the loving face of someone dear to us. It may be a nature scene that we have enjoyed - a mountain view or a beach, a bunch of spring flowers or a waterfall. As we develop the mental discipline to focus on a single thought, we become able to hold it for minutes instead of seconds. And when our time of quiet contemplation is over, we find that our lists and our schedules have not devoured us after all, and that we are better able to deal with our projects - if we take them on one at a time.

I will become aware of wasting my energy by dealing with too many things at one time.

Today's reading is from the book Days of Healing, Days of Joy: Daily Meditations for Adult Children*