This was today’s session-specific Headspace quote. In the meditation lesson, the theme was centered around the mental grind that we try to pursue at times, but then the act of changing the environment, actions, or letting the mind drift a little oftentimes can produce a solution to the problem you are trying to grind out.
So, taking a short walk, standing up from your desk and checking the weather outside, or perhaps pivoting to share a meme for a minute with a co-worker are good ways to find fresh ideas around problems you are otherwise faced with a blocker that may have seemed insurmountable.
My mind has popped some of my best ideas or thoughts for work when I am working out, meditating, and even when doing other things like at the grocery. I am walking down the aisle and pop! my brain gives me a quick idea about something unrelated that I can use to further my aim in that goal.
I love this visual and I find that if I allow my thoughts to come and go, and as mindfulness practice helps you in acknowledging the thought and then releasing it, it is your choice to use the thought and or let it float away.
As I have shared, I use the app Headspace for guided meditation and mindfulness practice. I love it for the way it makes the practice of mindfulness easy to understand and engage with for an ‘A-Type’ like me. During and after lessons the quotes I have shared here pop up in the app before and after sessions along with daily lessons with videos.
I used to think that meditation and mindfulness were a gimmick and that we needed to be gritty people and that being gritty was stand-alone. After practicing mindfulness on and off for a few years, I can say that my grit is only bolstered by my mindfulness practice. When I practice, I find more focus, resilience mentally, and my best self consistently.
So, when faced with a big problem, instead of gritting your teeth, knuckling down, perhaps stepping away from the problem for a few minutes may be the smarter and faster way to a solution?
Thank you to Headspace! Check out the app here: Headspace
Jason A. Belt 