Running my own business means the voices in my head aren't only mine (which are loud enough), but the voices of my clients, business partners and so forth. When I wake up - my brain NEEDS to reach over to my phone and check my emails. It NEEDS to sit down at my laptop and check on statuses. It NEEDS to go, go, go, go.. so my training has been to sit first thing in the morning. NOT checking my phone, NOT scurrying to the laptop to finish a report.
This teaches me that half an hour in silence, and a slow pace in my day isn't going to kill me or piss anyone off. Every fiber of my being thinks I need to do things NOW.. but that's such an illusion. This entire ango period, I've sat (sometimes twice, three times a day) and realized.. hey, nothing bad happened. You can take that time for yourself. You should take time for yourself.
And I think that's crucial.
So my routine is wake up, sit Zazen, mindfully walk through my house and open the windows. Start coffee, serve it to my sleeping girlfriend, then visit the forums. I usually do my zen studies before bed.
But I'm really reflecting on how I think the entire world is waiting on me hahahaha, oh cannot be further from the truth.
Gassho.
ST/LAH
Tyler
This teaches me that half an hour in silence, and a slow pace in my day isn't going to kill me or piss anyone off. Every fiber of my being thinks I need to do things NOW.. but that's such an illusion. This entire ango period, I've sat (sometimes twice, three times a day) and realized.. hey, nothing bad happened. You can take that time for yourself. You should take time for yourself.
And I think that's crucial.
So my routine is wake up, sit Zazen, mindfully walk through my house and open the windows. Start coffee, serve it to my sleeping girlfriend, then visit the forums. I usually do my zen studies before bed.
But I'm really reflecting on how I think the entire world is waiting on me hahahaha, oh cannot be further from the truth.
Gassho.
ST/LAH
Tyler
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