5 minutes...

By Vichara

Don’t go anywhere for 5 minutes today. Stay in one place, don’t get up and down in an impulsive way and just sit for 5 minutes without needing to pick up that piece of paper or that phone. Not so easy in our truly frenetic world but you will be amazed what this simple 5 minutes will do for you. Shut the door, find a place outside, find somewhere where you will not be seduced by impulsive behavior and take just 5 minutes. We are not trying to empty the mind, control the environment or have any agenda whatsoever, just stop for 5 minutes. Let the breath come in and out. Let the world go by for just 5 minutes, it won’t miss you…really! Give yourself these 5 minutes of compassion for yourself and in doing so you give it to the world around you.