Reflection: Sometimes It's Good to Have Nothing Going on in Your Head!

One of the things I have always been pretty good at is emptying my head.

Many people complain of "too many" and "racing" thoughts, and whereas I have certainly experienced that as well, it has never been all that much of an issue. Meditation was also never much of an issue as "nothing" has pretty much always my natural and preferred state of being.

The nice thing about being mostly empty-headed is that it is closely related to "that thing" so many spiritual and mental wellness practices talk about and teach: "Being Present."

How so?

Well, if you re not lost in a swirling cloud of frenetic thoughts, there's relatively little to distract you from simply being focused on the here and now.

Earlier today, Mrs. Denmarkguy and I were standing in the kitchen, and we touched on the reality that we both are best off taking care of things that "need to be done" pretty much in the moment we remember them.

In a similar way... when you think about something that needs doing, and you immediately attend to it you don't end up having to "store" it in active memory till you can plan to get it done. You are Present, because there is only that one thing to think about.

As a kid, I was typically regarded as a "daydreamer." I would often see something outside my window (or the window at school!) like a butterfly, a bird or a squirrel... and all my attention would go to simply taking in what I was looking at. Of course, I'd soon enough get called back to "reality," but drifting off was one of my favorite things to do.

Without really knowing what I was doing, it sometimes seems like I started meditating when I was less than 10 years old!

Of course, this all flies in the face of most modern values which are all about being productive and multi-tasking. I'll be the first to admit that I was never much good at those... and I suppose that — according to conventional thinking — that has also gotten in the way of my being "successful," also in the conventional sense.

On the whole, though, I'd much rather take my absent-minded lack of success over the traditional stress-filled life so many who are eternally striving seem to be living.

For me, sometimes it's good to have pretty much nothing going on in your head!

Thanks for reading, and have a great remainder of your week!

How about YOU? Do you have a cloud of thoughts always running in your mind? Or is it quiet there, most of the time? Do you prefer a "busy" mindtstate, or a "quiet" one? Leave a comment — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!

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