In today’s life, we are continuously bombarded with information. Our brain not only has to take in the data but also sort it so that it makes sense to us. Add to this the monkey mind, and we are heading towards stress, brain fog, indecision, and energy depletion.
Therefore, it is crucial to develop the capacity to allow the brain to relax, not to fire so that we can be here and present.
Being present, it is also easier to discern which information is relevant to us. This discernment isn’t possible being IN the mind, but definitively more natural to achieve by being aware of the mind.
Jane, “Wisdom and purity (of the mind) are accessible if we can get out of our way.”
A couple of minutes of reflection a few times a day for leaders are the go-to solution to find those needed answers – putting all the clutter aside, being open and receptive to insights and information from the subconscious.
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
Challenges in life can be an essential step for transformation and growth if we can resist rehashing the incident in the same old loops of our mind.
Taking a step aside to assess quietly, with neutrality, will help gain different perspectives and new insights. We can then incorporate old learnings with new ideas to climb up life’s ladder.
Jane explains, “When things aren’t going so well we default to the mind to solve them.”
When things go wrong, a solution needs to be found to prevent the same mistake from happening again. Ideally, these rules and regulations are then combined with awareness in the present moment in case a similar error occurs to be able to react out of the box.
Rather than following the rules blindly, presence in crisis enables one to access a different stream of consciousness and therefore offer creative solutions for the better.
While the conscious mind can process 7 bits of information consciously, the subconscious mind has access to 7 million bits of information. Being able to still your mind, achieving clarity, is definitively a skill to have to access the subconscious.
One “easy” way of getting into this state of a clear mind is regularly taking the time to sit still and observe one’s breath.
You need to breathe anyway – you may as well do that mindfully.
Antoinette
