For When Your Mind Wanders (It Will and It’s Part of the Practice)

Hello wonderful Open Heart Project,

This is the second video in a series I created a few years back. You can (but you don’t have to) check out what we talked about last week here. I’ve felt the wisdom of this series more deeply lately. In hard times, the invitation in this talk is always relevant. And so that’s why I’m bringing it to you again now.

In this recording, I guide a simple practice: allow your thoughts to arise without resisting or chasing them. Most will pass on their own. But if you notice that you’ve become swallowed by thought — unaware of your breath — simply observe, gently label it “thinking,” then ease back into noticing your breath. No pressure, no urgency. Just a quiet return.

This is how we cultivate sanity when it feels like the world has lost its mind. Notice. Let go. Come back. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

Thank you for showing up with me in this sacred space of remembering. I’ll see you next week.

Warmly,
Susan

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