I’ve been thinking off and on about this question since I read it last night. And each time, when my mind has started to wander towards figuring out how I’m going to answer it when I eventually sit down at my computer, I’ve gently tugged it back to the present moment.
Am I good at this gentle tugging? Maybe. But “good” is a relative term isn’t it? Certainly it’s something that I’m trying to practice regularly, this gentle tugging of my mind to the present moment. I don’t think that there’s a way to grade it or assess whether or not I’m “good” at it.
But even here, now, I’m sitting at my computer answering this daily prompt. My mind will start to wander towards trying to guess at what I’m “supposed” to write. My mind will wonder, “What are other bloggers writing in response to this question?”
Tug. Tug. Gently. Gently.
I can feel the keys underneath my fingertips.
Ah! The miracle that my muscles, sinew, neurons remember where to place each finger in order to get the desired result. How is it that I remember how to spell the words: memory, gentle, mind, and wander?
I might consider for a moment going down a google rabbit hole to read the science behind this process of what I’m doing here.
But, remember? Tug. Tug. Gently. Gently.
My chair is uncomfortably out of alignment from my desk and screen. I rearrange myself. The chair squeaks.
Gentle tug.
I hear the car tires on the highway outside of my house; a flare of frustration at the speed everyone seems to be driving.
Tug. Tug.
I worry. Is this enough words? Did I answer the question? Will someone read this and feel or think something?
Tug. Tug.
My feet are resting lightly on the stack of blankets under my desk. I stretch my toes.
I pull my mind back to my breath. Breathe.
This. This is what I’m good at.
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