Ep. 2 - Autopilot: Turning Off The Robot & Being Fully Present
Imagine your Monday morning, rushed out of the door because you slept in, hurriedly drinking coffee to wake you up on your journey, shouting at the driver who accidentally cut you up, or being annoyed at the smiley person, crying child, and noisy teenagers on the train. . . . we all have those days. But imagine now, how your morning could be if you stepped out of that autopilot and observed your reactions in every situation. That's what this episode is about. Let's begin to re-train our minds to turn off the robot and understand how empowering it is to be fully present. With joy and belief, Bri and Holly Starting here, what do you want to remember? How sunlight creeps along a shining floor? What scent of old wood hovers, what softened sound from outside fills the air? Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right now? Are you waiting for time to show you some better thoughts? When you turn around, starting here, lift this new glimpse that you found; carry into evening all that you want from this day. This interval you spent reading or hearing this, keep it for life – What can anyone give you greater than now, starting here, right in this room, when you turn around? by William Stafford