Sanguine Tenacious Tidings

Mindfulness and Prayer

“Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking.”
Rumi

What do you think of the above quote? And do you sleep well at night or so worries keeps you awake? Are your worries realistic? What can be done about such worries?

Some years ago, I took a free online course in mindfulness.

I like the quote. Although I'm not sure if what I do is putting thoughts to sleep. It's more like kicking them out into space.

I sleep well most nights. Except, I have some psychics who, try to bother my dreams.

Mindfulness actually works. If you practice you can actually push thoughts out or make them, go away. Especially if you know they are not relevant to your life. The thing to be careful of is when you are too busy and don't stop to relax once in a while. I have had some sleep issues lately, then one day I found an email from an acquaintance who simplified my problem by reminding me to stop when mental crazy was hitting me and breathe several breaths. Just remembering to think about the breaths as I was doing it. This also works because it will focus your mind on breathing instead of other thoughts. I don't believe you can ever not have thought problems but, you can learn when they are most likely to assail you.

I am a Christian. I believe in Jesus and the help of the Holy Spirit. Prayer and mindfulness are powerful problem solvers.