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Monday, August 31, 2015

Riding towards calm

Yesterday was frenetic. All cylinders firing and no focus. There are so many things on my brain right now and a corresponding tendency to let my racing heart, and the tightening in my chest dictate my emotions and decisions. But I don't want to do that. I want to make the best decisions - not the ones that are driven by desire or expediency.

I sold the wooden wardrobe from Italy to some guy named Dave on Craigslist. It was the last hold-out for my Apartment storage cage. Now the darned thing is empty and I can stop paying the rental fee.

I didn't want to get caught in the same trap of mindlessness today - so I got on the bicycle and road to Bethesda for a sushi lunch. Afterwards sat on a bench and did a 24 minute seated meditation. This turned out to be important. My racing heart eventually slowed, and the breathing became more regular.

I biked to Georgetown then, and waited for Shelley to join me. Salad, fish, Pinot Grigio, then home again.


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