Quieten the mind

My husband Paul has decided to write his own music and he asked me if I would write the lyrics. I’ve never written songs before so I wasn’t sure if I could.

I was willing to give it a go so over the last 2 days, I’ve been writing lyrics. Already I have lyrics to 5 songs and I have 101 other ideas whizzing around my head and lots of potential lines.

So now I have a notebook and I’m scribbling furiously.  I’m overwhelmed by how many songs there are in me. I’m really enjoying it and yet it’s also exhausting. My mind is so full of words and songs and is whizzing around so quickly that it’s all jumbled. All mixed up. Chaos. Confusion. The frenetic activity of my mind is exhausting me. And I just want to turn off my brain for a few minutes. 

Today I sat down to write my blog. Too many words and songs again. Too much noise. Impossible to think.

I know that this is an old behaviour for me. I’ve spent much of my life doing too much, rushing about and trying to cram everything into one day.

More recently, I’ve let go of a lot of the stuff I was doing. I’ve been creating space to really live my life and enjoy every moment. Now the things I spend my time on have real meaning.

So it’s funny how easily I slipped back into an old behaviour and allowed my mind to be over-run again. The volume of thoughts represented the stuff I used to do in a day.

Clarity. That’s what’s required. Slow down. Stop even. When I quieten my mind, I find clarity, my inner peace. I potentially have another 40 years of songwriting ahead of me if I wish. It doesn’t all have to be done today. It’s time to let it evolve naturally. Nothing forced. Gentle. Spacious. Easy and fun.

Where in your life are you moving too fast?

What happens when you quieten your mind?

Putting it into practice

1. Notice when you are busy. What happens in your body?
2. Slow down this week. Be really conscious of the speed you are living your life. Quieten your mind.
3. What will you let go of in order to allow you to focus on the things with real meaning?

With love,
Jude. x

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