I sat down on the bus, the air is temperate to humid. I can feel my back sweating though I just had my 10-min shower ( which is a must for anyone coming in and out of the hospital, I swear!). The leaves of our neighbor's tree is still green (oh, when did it turned yellow or brown anyway?hmmpp) My temporal lobe has always been busy. I know a lot of relaxation exercises from my Psychology class back in college but my fast-pace life cannot afford it. The least I know is hand massage, centering pressure on certain points which is believed to be connected with our other body parts causing some neurotransmitter to be release from the brain that gives us some sense of well-being. In times that I feel like my inner peace is about to disintegrate, I hold my hands together. I close my eyes and think of the time I had the strength to take shower or felt that the air is temperate to humid or that the leaves of the neighbor's tree is green. In short, I am truly and definitely alive. I cannot imagine waking up one day with my limbs unable to move or my senses being dysfunctional. The simple thoughts of my simple yet extraordinary everyday blessings plus the fact that I am so love by God protects my inner peace from being robbed by the "thief" who comes in sweet disguise--work, mass media, social networks etc. etc.. I learned to shut my world from its form, take the other world wherein there, I can feel my subtle soul truly at peace. You're right, we call the exercise "prayer".
Whose your thief? Nah, shut your eyes and do the exercise.
