I have a real problem with hypervigilance. It is a pernicious and subtle habit of mind and I don’t always realise how deep down into it I’ve fallen. When it’s at its worst, I only perceive the world in terms of threat, pain, danger. It becomes the only filter through which I see. Everything good becomes a vague haze, something to be glanced over only briefly as I continue to scan for threats.
That’s why today I will retrain myself to rest my eyes and my attention on what’s good.
I will spend the day purposely scanning the world for things that are beautiful, things that give me pleasure, that ignite my curiosity, that are pleasing to look at or listen to or touch or taste, that make me smile or touch my heart.
I will not rush my gaze on; I will linger.
I will think, quite deliberately, “This is a good thing.”
I will let it soak in.
Throughout the month of August, in order to help pull myself out of a downward spiral, I’m sharing a choice I’m making every other day. These choices aren’t trying to change or control anything. Each one is simply a fresh turn towards what I know will help my mind, body and the people around me.
Perhaps you’d like to try them too.
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