(originally posted 1/21/2015)
One of my New Year’s Resolutions this year was to blog more regularly. So far, I have written one blog this year, and then… nothing. This morning, I was meditating and my busy mind kept telling me that I need to blog. My next thought was “I have nothing to write about.” The truth is, I have a lot to write about (we all do) but we just don’t take the time to cultivate it. So, how do you cultivate that? How do you discover the things in life that you are truly passionate about?
Meditation is one way to help you connect with those things that are really important in your life. By just sitting with yourself for a while each day, you begin to uncover layers that you never knew were there. You may not feel like anything is happening in the moment while you are meditating, but over time, if you sit with your Self things will begin to unfold in ways that you cannot even imagine. When you allow space for things to show up, life can change dramatically.
As I sat in meditation this morning, I realized that if I’m going to blog, I need to find topics that I care about. Why would I want to write about something that I couldn’t care less about? I actually came up with a short list, and then found that my mind wanted to censor it! My mind would say things like “Oh… you don’t really care about that!” or “you can’t change that, so why care?” It’s so interesting to watch how the mind works! At any rate, here is my list:
What I care about
My family
My business
My dog
Friends
Yoga
Yoga philosophy
bullying
education
The environment
I’m sure there are many other topics that I care about, but this seems like a good starting point. For the next few weeks, my intention is to take a stab at blogging about each of these topics. Given the way my mind reacted this morning, I think I will have plenty to say about each of these!
