Practice Awareness

 

Ever since I did the Positive Quotient (PQ) Program of Shirzad Chamine, with my supportive cohort members Antony, Nidhi, Kulshum, I am glad to say it has made me see life differently. And what’s that difference? I would take this space to explain that. For me, being a restless soul and a high achiever, which Shirzad says are two of the many saboteurs we carry within us, it is usually difficult to be without something or the other to do. That is, I need to be occupied, and I feel the need to be achieving results. That is good. But you may have also heard that anything of good in excess is also unhealthy. So coming back to how the PQ program made a difference. Earlier any time I would be sitting without doing anything, it would make my mind wander aimlessly, would then start making me think what can I do, can I read something, listen to something on my phone, put a podcast. My time use was on my mind. Of course! No doubt time is money, but so is health and sanity. I now realise that I can do some PQ awareness and Reps in that period.

So what’s PQ reps? Its just being with yourself, in full awareness, in presence with a feeling of peace, a sense of vision, hearing or touch active and making you fully engage with your immediate surroundings. Its just bringing yourself to this present moment and feeling the wind in your hair, feeling the texture of the seat you are sitting on, hearing the sounds around you, seeing the beautiful sky above you. It is everything that is around you and it is not anything that is not there and is just in your mind. So I have learnt something new. I have learnt to just be.. yes Just Be😊