Here's another way to help to calm your mind when it's racing on with its imaginings and worrying. It doesn't take too much time out of your day (unless you want it to, that is!)
Doing the dishes mindfully.
Whether you have a lot of dishes, or only a few, determine to wash them by thinking only of the task in hand, and not letting your mind wander off through boredom in doing an unpopular task.
Think of each and every step as you carry it out. For example:
Filling my bowl with water. Reaching out to turn the hot tap, then the cold tap. Turning off each tap in turn.
Testing the temperature, by lowering my hand into the water.
Picking up the dish soap bottle, removing its cap and tipping up the bottle, squeezing it to release the liquid..... and so on. (I'm sure you get the picture)
Keeping your mind in the present moment is a great strategy for putting down the worries of the pandemic for a few minutes and will probably do you much more good than watching the latest news on TV.
A lovely walk today, good for the mind and body
I just Cant find peace in my mind
Christmas Day on another day.
Photo: Another path picture
I tend to look at the number of my colouring books to find an escapism scenario susch as a seaside scene & colour it in with the TV off until its time to do a necessary activity it takes down my stress levels temporarily
I think that mindful colouring is a brilliant way to focus on something to stop racing mind Sara_2611. I do it myself and love it. One day. pre-pandemic, I took a little colouring book and my gel pens on a train and was roundly laughed at by the ticket inspector who must have thought I looked ridiculous 'colouring-in' at the grand old age of 70-something. Glad to have brightened his day is all I can say! It passed my journey really peacefully! 🤣
Oh how ignorant - He was probably a member of the younger generation -if that was me I d be telling him to mind his own business & get on with what he was paid to do & tell him it wasnt for him to make comments about a customer & that all he was paid to do was ensure people paid their correct fare & made sure people didnt get on without paying (& further more video it as you were saying it & repeat exactly what he said & show it to a manager & make a complaint (to take him down a peg or too)
You just carry on taking colouring on a train -its up to you what you want to do not him -hes just paid to do is take ticket money & if he makes a comment -film it
Washing up is the only chore I’m allowed to do indoors because I can sit at the kitchen sink(cant stand) and I put a music cd on to play, and sing along with it!🙂
Hi Don I like washing up hope you have a good day February today how strange life is did you see my walk post I'm hoping to get in park today may try go back to sleep don't feel like doing anything and pixies asleep ☹️😊🐆🌟🌈xx
I hate washing up nevertheless it has to be done -I like colouring for my escapism