Step out of your mind for a moment.   Get away from the thoughts that seem to be never-ending.  Quiet the voice that seems to constantly chatter in your ear.  Step out of your mind into the moment of now!

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When the mind is constantly abuzz with thoughts coming in all directions, it is difficult, if not impossible to be present.   The thoughts are usually accompanied by the “voice” that speaks the thoughts inside your head.  The voice is constantly speaking to you, and interrupting your ability to remain present.

When we experience this moment, we are not thinking about the past or worrying about the future.  No, those “thoughts” are coming from within.  The experience of this moment cannot be anything other than this moment right now!  It is our thoughts that pull us away into other periods of time.

When we think about the future, we are being pulled from the now.  When we think about the past, that too, pulls us away from the now.  It is the voice that is chattering away in your head that is pulling you away from this moment.  It is the “voice” that instills worry over the future and guilt and lament for the past.  When you learn to quiet that “voice” you can once again live in this moment!

The first step in quieting the “voice” is to listen for it.  When you find “the voice” you can begin to quiet it.  However, many of us do not even know that we have a voice chattering away in our head.  Today is a good day, to begin to listen to it and to start the process of quieting it.

When you “hear” the voice chattering away about something that is totally irrelevant to the current moment you can simply stop it.  Yes, you have that capability.  However, the quietness may be rather short-lived and the voice may start chattering about something else.  When that happens, you can quiet it again.  The key is to  keep your focus on the current moment.

A good time to practice this is when you are having a conversation with another person.  While he or she is talking you might hear the voice babbling away that distracts you so much you do not absorb what the other person is saying.  Take the opportunity to shut off the voice so that you can focus on listening.  When we listen, we have successfully quieted “the voice!”

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Our minds are continually racing with thoughts and the chatter of “the voice.”  Recognize and listen for the voice so that you can begin the process of learning how to quiet it.  When the voice is quieted, you will experience the world in a joyful, peaceful way!

Written, Fri, Nov 11, 2016, 8:05 – 8:15 AM MST