Being fully present to what is happening, inside and outside, here and now.
That is one of my biggest challenges.
My mind loves to be anywhere but here and now. My mind craves movement. It keeps bouncing between past and future, travelling to distant places.
I can't keep it still, void of thought and movements, for more than a few seconds. So, I stopped trying a while ago.
What's the point in pushing something or someone against its very own nature?
Instead, I learned that my mind becomes peaceful when I am doing an activity that requires total focus, like riding a motorbike, watching a movie or writing a piece.
Inside my head, I have all these neurons jumping around, craving for action. And there's no way for me to hold them still. No matter how hard I try, some of them always find a way to escape seeking something exciting to do.
Until I give them a compelling goal, then they team up and become one.
Like a swarm that all of a sudden find a destination.