TRANSITIONS

What are the first things you think about when you open your eyes in the morning? What are the last things you think about before you go to sleep? In the Toltec tradition, we pay a lot of attention to the mind’s transition from the waking dream state to the sleeping dream, because transitions are an excellent place to bring in more awareness and to come into more choice.

Are your early-morning and late-night thoughts pleasurable? Or does your mind cycle through worries, problems, and questions? Remember, you are not a helpless bystander to the tyranny of your mind. By becoming aware of your thoughts in the space before you transition, you can help to set the tome for your day and night.

Practice

Take a minute to reflect on what you woke up thinking about this morning. Remember that you are an artist. Are your thoughts the art you want to be starting and ending each day with? Before you go to bed tonight, fill yourself up with thoughts of what you love about your life, and what you are excited about for tomorrow.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.