Atención plena mientras conduces / Mindfulness while driving

If there is something that takes away from the quality of life of the inhabitants of the big cities, it is to spend hours behind the wheel with the traffic stopped in a tortuous wait that only breaks for seconds when you finally advance two meters...

Advance...

"How nice those oatmeal cookies we made yesterday"

Advance...

"Hopefully in the afternoon there is not the same queue"

Advance...

"Oops, but how damaged my hair looks in the sunlight."

Advance...

"Yes, I have to buy another PC protector, the power is failing too much"

You stop, you look at the time, 20 minutes have passed and about 5 meters, better not to count them.

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Muchas veces he llegado a mi destino de esa forma, nadando en divagaciones, evitando el tedioso presente. Y cuando analizas, perdiste una o tres horas de tu vida, si sumamos los días que pudieras pasar entre el tráfico, el resultado es desalentador.

Por nuestra seguridad y la de los demás, una de las actividades que más requiere atención y enfoque en el presente, es el conducir.

• Observar con detenimiento la vía.
• Disfrutar de la brisa en el rostro.
• Escanear y sentir tu cuerpo relajarse en el cómodo espaldar.
• Escuchar algún tipo de música o audio gratificante.
• Disfrutar de alguna bebida.
• Contemplación consciente del paisaje, vehículos vecinos.

Son algunas de las actividades que podemos hacer cuando no toca permanecer detenidos en el tráfico.

Ayer me tocaron exactas, 2 horas de cola debido a retención vehicular por cuarentena, llevaba café en un termo y llegó vacío a mi destino.

Los primeros minutos estaba como frustrada al ver lo poco o nada que avanzaba, sin embargo ya no podía hacer nada, solo esperar con paciencia y aprovechar mi presente de la mejor manera posible.

De pronto el sol me empezó a coquetear a un lado de la carretera, brillante y energizante. Me percaté que tenía un bonito escenario para observar, una montaña humedecida por la lluvia del día anterior, hierbas de todos los tamaños, malezas, y unas pequeñitas flores amarillas que parecían esconderse. A continuación les comparto algo de lo que vi desde mi ventana, entre café y café...

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Many times I have arrived at my destination that way, swimming in ramblings, avoiding the tedious present. And when you analyze, you lost one or three hours of your life, if you add up the days you could spend in traffic, the result is discouraging.

For our safety and that of others, one of the activities that most requires attention and focus in the present, is driving.

• Observe the road carefully.
• Enjoy the breeze on your face.
• Scanning and feeling your body relaxing on the comfortable backrest.
• Listening to some type of music or rewarding audio.
• Enjoy a drink.
• Conscious contemplation of the landscape, neighboring vehicles.

These are some of the activities that we can do when it is not necessary to remain stopped in the traffic.

Yesterday I had to wait in line for exactly 2 hours due to a quarantine holdup. I was carrying coffee in a thermos flask and it arrived empty at my destination.

The first minutes I was as if frustrated to see how little or nothing was going on, however I could not do anything anymore, just wait patiently and take advantage of my present in the best possible way.

Suddenly the sun started flirting with me on the side of the road, bright and energizing. I realized that I had a beautiful scenery to look at, a mountain wet from the rain of the previous day, grasses of all sizes, weeds, and some tiny yellow flowers that seemed to be hiding. Below I share with you some of what I saw from my window, between coffee and coffee...

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"Algunos estás dispuestos a cualquier cosa, menos a vivir aquí y ahora" / "Some are willing to do anything but live here and now" John Lennon.

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"La mente es un espejo flexible, ajústalo para ver mejor el mundo". / "The mind is a flexible mirror, adjust it to see the world better". Amit Ray

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"Cuando te das cuenta de que nada te falta, el mundo entero te pertenece" / "When you realize that nothing is missing, the whole world belongs to you" Lao Tzu

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"En este momento hay mucho tiempo, en este momento hay posibilidad infinita". / "In this moment there is a lot of time, in this moment there is infinite possibility" Victoria Morgan

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"No puedes detener las olas, pero puedes aprender a surfear". / "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf". Jon Kaba

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La atención plena o Mindfulness nos ayuda a entrenar la mente a aprender a estar aquí y debido a que lo que se practica se refuerza, te animo a intentarlo y a disfrutar esa plenitud que te brinda el aprovechar tu momento presente, así estés atascado en el tráfico.

¡Gracias por leerme! Hasta un próximo encuentro.

Fotos y ediciones propias, desde un móvil HuaweiY9.

Mindfulness helps us train the mind to learn to be here and because what is practiced is reinforced, I encourage you to try and enjoy that fullness that comes from taking advantage of your present moment, even if you are stuck in traffic.

Thanks for reading me! Until the next meeting.

Photos and own editions, from a HuaweiY9 mobile.

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