When is the best time to be mindful?

Ah, yes,
when is the best time to be mindful?


well, how about:
when things suck

because when things suck
the non mindful
(= mindless)
way of responding is going
to be some old conditioning
some junk that got us
into the jam in the first place

so
mindful
equals
slow down
notice reality

notice you're stuck
notice you're alive
notice your breathing, gravity, light, sound,
notice
a lot

and then make a choice


okay,
so that's one place

how about this:

if things are going really great,
that's a time to be mindful

why?
to brighten it even more

to see and feel and notice
how it's working
so you could recreate it

to be awake and aware enough
to find ways to extend and share it

so the good times are a good time to be mindful


and,
what about the so so times
the kind of floating along
times?

well,
you know that's a time to be mindful

are we numb

are we on automatic

are we doing things the way we always did

no pain, yeah that's nice,
but no thrill

and could being awake and aware of the
moment
allow us to jack up the so so to a really great
flow?

who know?


try it and see

cheers
Chris

connection no matter what: sex every day, connect in talk land, too-- every day

things are going shitty:
connect

things are going great:
connect

you'd think the later would be obvious,
but it's often the take each other for granted time

magical belief: I  don't need to connect
it'll all take care of itself

a feeling of complacency

and then...
this sense of not really knowing each other,
but we might spoil the magic if we connected
and said the truth

and it might spoil the complacency
yes indeed,
hopefully it will,
and
 vulnerability
will open the way back
to discovering
what the real two people really want to
say
and
do
together

and guess what:
that's pretty important when things are good, shitty, medium
any
thing

so:
connect no matter what

do it for thirty days
pick someone
or a couple of people

and see what happens