A Case of "The Mondays": What are you focusing on?

You get them. You probably have them right now. You know them. You hate them. It's the Mondays. 

I just got back from a beautiful vacation-completely unintentional brag-so days still don't mean anything to me right now. I've been on a kick of waking up and doing whatever I've felt like for weeks-even if that meant doing nothing but laying in a hammock for hours-that's the place I've been in. I woke up today back in New York City, in an apartment-not on a beach in Thailand, on a Monday. For the first time in a long time, I felt this need of having to get to work or having to do something. It drove me a little crazy in my waking moments. In the spirit of solidarity for all my people struggling with the Monday's out there, this brief entry from my journal gave me a little breather. It made me stop and ask myself, "what's absolutely perfect about this moment right now?" Feels way better than "Fuck...it's Monday." What are you focusing on? What have you been potentially missing out on because of how narrow your focus may be? Think about it. Share. Let me know your thoughts.

     Koh Phangan wasn't even on my radar but god damn! SO glad it happened. I'm staying in absolute perfection right now. Perfection. I'm relaxed. My backyard is the ocean. I can do if I want. I can NOT do if I want. Everything is easy. 

     The thing standing out to me the most is gratitude and practicing presence. It's so easy to mediate here. Focusing on the crash of the waves, or chirps of the birds, or breeze brushing against my cheek...If we/I can slow down enough to acknowledge and be present to these sensations, I can sense and participate in the perfection of my life.

     It's a beautiful lesson-a gift and a curse really-but we truly have the power of directing our focus and energy. I've actively mediated here in Thailand quite a bit-at the emerald temple...at many a wat in Chiang Mai...here at the beach. Something I've been doing is focusing on specific sounds like the sound of one bird-just the one. The thing that amazes me is that we have the incredible focus and power to zone in on that one auditory/sensory track. It felt like a gift or a really cool secret that I was let in on. I was able to slow down enough to notice the beauty and nuances of that "layer" of existence. I was awestruck.

   In the same way that I can be wowed and blessed, that incredible focus can also be harmful and distracting. We can totally be focusing on bullshit or things that drain our energy with the same intensity, ultimately detracting from the beauty of all else around us. What we focus on can be a hindrance and distraction, or a relief giving, joyful blessing. What are you choosing to focus
on?