When I meditate, I tend to remember or think of things I don’t want to forget.
…It’s one of the beautiful things about meditation—it settles the mind and gives you a chance to fully process and bring to light the things that have been buried under the mudded-ness.
But, trying to remember things during meditation is counterproductive to the meditation—the point being to let go… not hold on.
And so when this happens, I write down a word or two that’ll trigger the thought/memory later—using old fashioned pen and paper—and get back to the letting go.
It’s important to use a non-stimulating medium when transferring these thoughts from your mind so as to not trigger any new, mind-mudding thoughts.
Opening your phone, seeing new notifications, reading messages, taking a peek at the pings—all while trying to record a thought on the Notes App not only flings you back to square one… but might even catapult you back further than you were—from a mind-mudding perspective—when you started.
Keep it simple.
Cushion. Butt in cushion. Pen and paper close by. Phone on silent and face down. Eyes closed.
Then, simply breathe… notice your thoughts… let them go… write down what you want to hold onto… get back to the letting go… and repeat for as long as your schedule allows.
I promise… doing this inside your day will make most any day—better.