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"FActs of the moment"

This is (I think?) a form of meditation, but it's what I use to calm my mind, especially when I've woken up in the night and need to get back to sleep. I learned it from my favorite dance teacher who starts every class with this exercise. What you do is just tell yourself things, in sentence form, that are true about wherever you are right now. Majority of them should be sensory things. Like, "I feel my sweat pants on my leg." "I feel the heater blowing my hair." "I hear a car passing outside." "I see a gray sky." "I taste the apple pie I had for dessert." Just statements about what is true right now -- and this is the important part: WITHOUT COMMENTARY. Of course, because you have a human brain and this is what it is hard-wired to do, your will start supplying commentary anyway. So when that happens you just notice it, and absolutely don't judge it or anything, it's just another "fact of the moment" -- "that was commentary." You acknowledge the commentary and then go back to stating other (non-commentary) facts until the next bout of commentary, which you then acknowledge and move on from -- or until you fall asleep, which happens shockingly fast for me once I notice and move on from my first bout of commentary. Eventually you might feel like you've run out of facts so you can start saying the sentences over to yourself, with more space in them to take up more time, and somewhere in there, a sense of peace develops? A place where, just for a moment, thoughts get lulled into taking a break? I find that as soon as I notice that I'm in that peace, huge thoughts come FLOODING IN, and then I have to calmly and gently be like, "this is commentary. back to the facts." It's refreshing and it takes a very passive form of discipline, like, you should be as relaxed as possible -- lying on the floor or on a couch, not holding a single part of your body up, maybe eyes closed, total release, but not *total* because the thoughts do need to be guided -- not controlled, not judged, not even stopped. Just guided, like re-routing a little rivulet of water that's rolling down a hill.

@marisapaullgorst

Feb 11, 2024

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Meditation

I suck at it, but when I actually sit and focus on the breath and observe my thoughts, it reminds me of how I used to think as a kid. my mind clears and really rich visions and feelings come back to me. Just glimpses, but I think it helps to just be reminded of that feeling. Then you can remember to recreate it in your daily life by staying present. I should really meditate more

@Shadowbeni

Mar 24, 2025

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Find what gets u in the zone for creating

Tarot lady once gave me this advice. what gives you energy and calm? Meditation , move ur body etc. think of it almost as a trance like state you need to enter to create stuff You have to prioritise the (energetic) space you are in when creating - otherwise you can just easily sink out of it and do something else. Anything else can seem more important And when youre done, do something to end the session like go for a walk or drink a tea to come out of it

@GRAHM4NES

Mar 4, 2025

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Making out 💋

It’s fun and underrated duh

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Garlic herb cashews

Slay and tasty co op snack. Everyone at the angel factory loves them xoxo 💒

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