Fluff and stuff

This morning I crawled out of bed, fed the dogs and decided to meditate. I watched 'Eat, Pray Love' last night and I thought 'I could do with a bit of that'. SO back into the bed, few deep breaths, closed my eyes and waited.

Of course loads of things popped into my head and as I looked at them I realised that these thoughts are all fluff - you know that light lint etc that gets stuck to your clothes. I realise that I pay so much attention to this fluff when it would suit me better to pluck it off !! I decided I would do just that - look at it and then pluck it off.

This took some time because a lot of it kept coming back !!! When I stopped looking at it I listened to my body. What was my body saying to me 'You are tired. Let it go and rest'. That is what I did. I am just back from a walk with the dogs. It couldn't be classed as a walk - more of a stroll. I watched the dogs as they dandered along, stopping to sniff a blade of grass or watch a squirrel scurry up a tree. Instead of letting my mind run amok with worries and things to do lists, I watched the dogs. They have the same walk every day and every day they sniff and explore as if it is their first time here. I suppose you could say I had a walking meditation.

So what am I saying? Most of the worries and anxieties and fretting I do is just fluff and stuff. Look at it, sniff it and let it go.