My mind is uncompromising in it’s busy distraction
it remembers the irrelevant nothings, inane dribble
but forgets crucial points, names and important dates
When I need to respond quickly it’s packed up
and gone on holiday
As I try to sleep I suddenly think of that smart retort,
then it gets busy regurgitating every fine detail of my day
persisting so loudly it wont let me sleep ….
What can I do to keep this noisy disturbing companion
quiet in order to think?
How do I distract it, train it or turn it off
… or do I submit to it’s merciless chatter
thinking I’m the only one going insane, oh it’s such a pain!
Tangled in knots, I think I forgot how to calm it right down
as it tangos away tapping on my brain my mind is never still!
Meditation is the real solution,
taming my mind will be a real thrill
DP: Uncompromising – this is where I had lunch today with Mum and her friends!
aroused 
totally can relate
nicely penned
🙆✏💕
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Oh, the confusion!
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ah but it can be sorted 🙂
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It is a trick to not let the stresses of the day poke into the rest one needs.
I was up to 4 am the other night fretting over a family issue. Long distance issues are not so easy to resolve. I also need to learn how to not let others opinions of how I choose to handle something for my own sanity bother me.
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The tireder I get the more my mind throws up those distractions. Ah well, sleep is the great equalizer 🙂
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sleep is indeed and refreshes us to start again Deb 🙂
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Ooohhh it makes me wanna visit my mom too..🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
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Boy, can I relate to this one! I’m always thinking, always remembering, always wondering….just not about the stuff that I’m supposed to be dealing with at the moment!
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lol that’s the whole point of mind training so that we can direct it where it needs to be and quit the ‘worry’!
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My mind needs taming..
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your choice, nothing will change until you make it a priority …
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OH! Cool photo and poem combo!
I can surely relate to this, Shirley! Er…uh…I mean Kate! 😉 😛
Loving, calming (((HUGS))) 🙂
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:D:D
This reminds me about a scene from movie Airplane! featuring late Leslie Nielsen
Here’s that clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixljWVyPby0
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HA! Just typing the word “surely” made me think of the name “Shirley”, so I couldn’t help myself. Also an old reference to an old comedy movie…Airplane 😀
https://www.youtube.comwatch?v=KM2K7sV-K74
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Omg. This is my mind to a tea! “then it gets busy regurgitating every fine detail of my day” is what keeps me awake at night!
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try training it with distractions at first and then calming techniques … it does work 🙂
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Lol! Glad I am not the only one who feels this😀 . The confusion and the unrest of the mind so beautifully penned dear Kate!
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This looks like a nice place to relax 😀
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What a nice spot. Love the poem, it says things I experience and deal with too, smiled about the “inane dribble”
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