Focusing Tip #568 – “And then I become aware I am munching on something I didn’t even want…”
Connie writes:
Around 4:00 to 6:00 PM on most days I find myself in the kitchen craving something. I know I am not hungry because nothing I see appeals to me. And then I become aware I am munching on something I didn’t even want. I feel bad about myself but also…disappointed, discouraged, regretful, frustrated, displeased.
I am beginning to recognize these moments of unconsciousness, or brain fog, or confusion. Staying in these moments is difficult; something in me wants to run away from it – hence the fog or whatever. Yet I know that is exactly where the pearl is. These are the moments when the unvoiced parts of me are waiting to be heard but other parts of me become so loud these small hidden voices are silenced.
Peace feels elusive. Anything you might say will be helpful.
Dear Connie: