Target Practice p. 191
I will spend 20 minutes to a half hour each day doing:
Anything physical. Some of my best “ideas” (some would say lame brained) have come when I was mindlessly exercising. It’s funny, they never have come when I was out on the road or trail riding a bike or running, and they came on the treadmill, stationary bike or in the pool. I think it’s because I can be mindless – not worried about cars or stepping on a root. The monotony of the stationary machine, or that endless black line on the bottom of the pool, seems to hypnotize me and my mind wonders off of those things that normally occupy my thoughts (personnel problems at work, project deadlines, and budget presentations).
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Do you have any experience with formal meditation? It is about training your "monkey mind" to be quiet and allowing your conscious mind to be totally in the moment. The breath is often the focus for this work.
I'm not a very good practitioner. I'm much better at moving meditation. It's precisely those "roots in the path" that keep me from going off on a long thread of "what if."
It sounds like you've identified a way to find mental clarity on issues that concern you. Make sure that you also keep getting the time and space for blank mind time. Quiet the monkey mind in whatever way works best for you. Our brains need to relax just as our muscles do.
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