The 45 minutes "no thought" challenge while in the car (open eyed & talking)
Last Saturday morning, while on the car to San Diego, my partner did the self-forgiveness for the whole family (his side) on "lies" and "emotional abuse". I noticed we were yawning a lot while doing it. After that we did some directive and "finger breathing" . That went okay.
In the evening, we were watching a DVD with the family and i did not like the
movie, so i thought of what i can do that is interesting instead.
What came to my mind was the "no thought" challenge. I know it will be tough, but
anyway i thought it would be fun to experiment. i focused on my breath intently,
i looked at the tv and i was was getting distracted by it so, i tried and tried
again and again with hard breathing. The rest of them are watching so they did not notice what i was doing.
It was difficult to watch the time and do it simultaneously, because i get distracted.
Another challenge is stopping and beginning again because it is distracting. I have to put attention on my breath and nothing else, that's tricky. I was taking control of my breath but barely.
The next day, Sunday afternoon, while i was riding the car with my partner and his Sister, i thought i will practice the "15 minutes open eyed no thought while speaking " challenge and tried many times. Then, my focus became one pointed and then i noticed my breath is infinite. Strange but that was my experience. It went on for the whole 4 hrs. but there were thoughts coming on and off every now and then (not much), so i thought i better not report all of it. I am reporting "45 minutes" only.
I was not speaking in the beginning but i tried speaking and focusing on my breath and it was possible.
I was really surprised. I did not expect it to be possible.
June "as me as you as all"
In the evening, we were watching a DVD with the family and i did not like the
movie, so i thought of what i can do that is interesting instead.
What came to my mind was the "no thought" challenge. I know it will be tough, but
anyway i thought it would be fun to experiment. i focused on my breath intently,
i looked at the tv and i was was getting distracted by it so, i tried and tried
again and again with hard breathing. The rest of them are watching so they did not notice what i was doing.
It was difficult to watch the time and do it simultaneously, because i get distracted.
Another challenge is stopping and beginning again because it is distracting. I have to put attention on my breath and nothing else, that's tricky. I was taking control of my breath but barely.
The next day, Sunday afternoon, while i was riding the car with my partner and his Sister, i thought i will practice the "15 minutes open eyed no thought while speaking " challenge and tried many times. Then, my focus became one pointed and then i noticed my breath is infinite. Strange but that was my experience. It went on for the whole 4 hrs. but there were thoughts coming on and off every now and then (not much), so i thought i better not report all of it. I am reporting "45 minutes" only.
I was not speaking in the beginning but i tried speaking and focusing on my breath and it was possible.
I was really surprised. I did not expect it to be possible.
June "as me as you as all"
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