Be Mindful

I have been taught to focus on what I am doing, be mindful, by my father, teachers, Master.. but I still rush into everything I do, and do it by multitasking, a lot. Just tonight I was mixing a protein shake, after adding the soy milk and the protein powder in the shaker, I gave it a good 30 seconds shake. While unscrewing the cap, suddenly remembered that I haven’t got today’s mails yet. Putting down the shaker, going out to mail box and getting my junks & bills..etc, came back to kitchen and continued to shake the shaker.

Disaster!! The cap was unscrewed and all the mixture splashed all over the counter, floor, plates & cups, fruits and my shirt.. etc, everywhere!! That’s when “be mindful” came into my mind, and I remembered what Master taught “When reading, only read. When eating, only eat. When thinking, only think.” To simply put — no multitasking!

Often I find myself engaged in multiple tasks without even realizing it, for instance it’s very common that I caught myself eating dinner, surf internet on computer, texting on iPhone, reading a magazine, listening to news on TV… all at once. If these are symptoms, I definitely is seriously ill, addicted.

While mopping kitchen floor, I started thinking why not allow myself to slow down? Double the time to complete everything I do? Practice present moment awareness throughout my day, and avoid distractions. Of course I know with my symptoms, that’s going to be very hard for me to change overnight, and will take a lot of discipline to break the habit.

But for a start – allow myself time to change, and be content with less multitasking.