The clock ticked as I tossed around the bed. I shouldn’t have stayed up late drafting that article. Why did I send that? Did I really need the money? Or was I craving some attention? It had been years since I had sent a query. What would the editor think about it? Should I haveContinueContinue reading “Lesson 8: My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts”
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Lesson 7: I see only the past
Ouch! Holding on to the stubbed toe, I hopped to the sofa and collapsed on it. Vigorously rubbing the throbbing toe, I tried to wean some pain out of it. The dammed table. It was always in the way. It was too big for the room. I growled at it. I hated it. From theContinueContinue reading “Lesson 7: I see only the past”
I am never upset for the reason I think
Lesson 5: I am never upset for the reason I think Lesson 6: I am upset because I see something that is not there Walking up to the cupboard, I clutched the money tightly. As I kept it inside the safe, I couldn’t help but wonder if the money I had just withdrawn would beContinueContinue reading “I am never upset for the reason I think”
Lesson 4: These thoughts do not mean anything.
It was with unnecessary force that I pushed the pump of the kerosene stove. It was already past tea-time and my tongue craved its sweet acidity. For a few days now, I had been expecting the gas cylinder to finish. It finally gave up its last fumes now. Just before the tea began to boil;ContinueContinue reading “Lesson 4: These thoughts do not mean anything.”
Atha : Returning to the Now 