Think back to basics

When times get tough, you have to think back to basics. Are you eating properly? Are you exercising regularly? Are you checking in on yourself regularly (which I define as once a day)? Are you keeping contact with those you love? Are you expressing yourself in some way or another?

These are such normal parts of our lives that they are easy to forget at times. These are questions that you can always fall back on to help you get back on your feet soon. However, you should be doing these anyway to ward off any such disaster. Eat probably and get regular exercise, that should be easy enough.

To check in with yourself, there are many ways. You can try doing something creative, like writing or art (it doesn’t have to be published), or do something in which you absolutely must concentrate. For example, walking on an uneven terrain out in the forest, or in my case, making pour over coffee (who wants a bad cup of coffee?). Another good exercise is drawing a circle, an exercise from Zen Buddhism. Sounds simple, but it’s actually quite effective at showing your current state of mind. Only one, and only once, no repeats.

Whether you can do this well or not tells you where your mind is at, and let’s you know if you need to do something about it.

ENJOYED THIS? HAVE MORE.

MOUNTAINS OF WISDOM

Subscribe to my yamabushi newsletter

RECENT BLOG POSTS

person standing in pathway
At a crossroads
pexels-photo-210021.jpeg
No limit
clear hour glass on frame
Them’s the lemons

YAMABUSHI BLOG POSTS

pexels-photo-210021.jpeg
Building the numbers
The right attitude, the right environment
Minimal viable practice

RANDOM POSTS

man in white t shirt and black pants in a running position
Whose opinion? Whose effort?
photo of red paper lanterns
Sometimes you just can’t take the culture out of someone.
Brazil Rio Pardo Fermented Natural Coffee Beans
Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Get In Touch

Sakata City, Yamagata, Japan 

tim@timbunting.com

Share this:

Like this:

Like Loading...
Scroll to Top