In order to come back to the present moment, we must consciously slow down our minds. To do this, first decide you are not in a hurry. Your left brain may be rushing, thinking, deliberating &analyzing, but your right mind is very m-e-l-l-o-w.
Right now besides reading this, what are you doing? Are you running any cognitive loops in addition to your reading? Are you watching the clock or thinking of lunch? Become aware of your extraneous thoughts, thank them & ask them to be silent for a while. Rest assured, they are not going anywhere. They'll jump right back online when you are ready to reengage with your storyteller again.
When we are hooked into cognitive thoughts & running mental loops, technically we are not in the present moment.
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