Tranquility Of Mind...how Do You Give Yourself Peace?

"...how do you become tranquil in this mad mad world..."


Bourbon. :)

yoga

Stay off Forum....

hahahahha Vivian....

"and on that note......"........G'night from Oz.........

11.50 pm, Monday

Hiking always works for me, especially through the forest. In Japan it's known as shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing.

Medical marijuana...?

As someone experiencing vestibular issues, I'm always trying to find balance - literally. Every movement has the potential to lurch me into a fight or flight moment. I literally don't know where I am in time or space. So, tranquility seems, at times, impossible.

I meditate often and did before this condition challenged me so greatly. But in that moment it's hard to find my center. Even though I intellectually realize that I'm not falling, it takes a moment for my body to know, so I'm constantly using meditation on the fly to lower my heart rate. Just this weekend I thought to apply self hypnosis tools, also. I've begun to use a mental prompt to try to get my heart rate down. I can also see using a word to trigger relaxation on the fly.

The other thing I do to promote tranquility is to shoot Sony (internal image stabilization).

Prayer!

Early morning walks, warm baths and sleep.

I have no expectations of tranquility -- except for the occasional moment here or there. That way, each of those moments, however fleeting, is a miracle.

listening to binaural beats
deep, measured breathing
wiping out distracting thoughts
believing in something far greater than our mortal selves
stop obsessing on one's own issues and helping someone else.

"Tranquility Of Mind...how Do You Give Yourself Peace?"


Four Mind Senryu'

trying to seek itself
the mind finds only riddles
lost in its vastness

seek not mind with mind
avoiding merry-go-round
and things become clear

when seeking the truth
live not in duality
and the mind is calm

seeking mind with mind
the greatest of all mistakes
finding what's not there

Ed Meredith

Read, paint and draw. Candor also gives a fantastic feeling of tranquility.

I smile a lot and love to think about happy stuff. Especially in the mornings before my day begins... :)

Intense exercise. After a 50+ mile bike ride I am completely zen.

Also, often after a day of swimming in the ocean (especially in cold water).

Relinquish the "self" to His providence.

Relinquish the "self" to His providence.

I take a nap.

:::::smiling at Reb:::::

The key to tranquility is tranquil thinking.

Letting the Days Go By
(Talking Heads and Me)

Spent the weekend
building
rock
walls

Digging up
and
piling
one rock
upon
another

Painting rock walls
painting
one rock
upon
another

You may ask yourself
is this
my beautiful life?

Is that
my beautiful wife
on Face Book?

Letting the days go by
once
in
a
lifetime

Once
in a lifetime

Same
as it ever was

Same
as it ever was

Inside
my talking head

I feel most at peace when I'm out in nature. So I grab my camera and take a little walk or hike on our mountain property. :)

stop following the stock market daily.

Bicycling and hiking, especially up mountains. Then standing at the top of the highest peak and taking in all the beauty whilst breathing slowly and deeply.

Prayer and meditation. Oh, and crocheting. Sometimes all three at once.

Excellent April, I'll have to get some pointers from you on meditation and crocheting. :)

Beer.

Beer.

Wow, thanks all so much for your replies.
Sigh, for whatever reason, I need prescription drugs to put me at ease. I don't like this but it is what it is.

This morning around 2am I woke with a start. I swear I heard a woman screaming for help. My heart was beating, I even picked up a weapon of choice and searched the house. I should have taken a clue from our 4 dogs all of whom were sound asleep. They would have been barking up a storm.

I approached our Pitbull. She was asleep on a chair in the living room. I told her my problem. She followed me back to my bed and went to sleep next to me. She gave me peace of mind. I am training her as a protection dog (you ought to see her do attack work) but she is also a love bunny and likes to snuggle with the old man, me.

Once again thanks for all your funny and your serious replies. I loved them all.

Vivian, yes!! Every day I tell myself to stay off the forum, and here I am, lol. That is too funny!! What gives me peace are my pets and feeling like a speck in the universe. Actually, I'm even tinier than a speck. That gives me some kind of odd peace for some reason.

Tranquility comes from a happy nervous system. It stems from a certain chemical state. Like all other feelings and emotions it is driven by hormones, and hormones activity is based on how well your organs are working. Tranquility is not a magical thing, and you can't will these things into existence no matter how hard you try. It medically not possible. Alcohol and drugs have been used for years to calm the nervous system, and they do work but at a cost of further worsening the problem. They are negative solutions. The proper thing to do is figure out what is causing the issue in the first place and correct it. Lots of things can cause your nervous system to be on edge. The most common are simply vitamin and mineral deficiencies. I've seen people change in to completely different people by just adding trace minerals to their drinking water.

I've had to study all of this because I have a rare condition, and I've been studying it for over 20 years.

Also Robert is sound like your blood sugar dropped in your sleep and you had a hypoglycemic dream. They are terrifying by nature because they serve to wake you up before you die in your sleep. You should immediately eat something when you wake up like this, and you should go see a doctor and get your blood sugar tested. Eat some protein before bed to help avoid this.

Hypoglycemia would definitely interfere with your ability to achieve tranquility!

from my point of view...i can say that..no enemies...and good conscience and most of all a good sleep

Robert, I know a professional cellist and I have seen almost this exact trance like state on her face as she performs. live performance of music just cannot be surpass with recordings. somehow the music locks the musician and the audience into periodic oneness.

I take long quiet walks through the trees and along side the water. This is my view.

I get my peace watching my kids grow into pretty cool young adults. Once they leave I will have to think of something else...grandkids?

Most of what Marlene said:

"listening to binaural beats
deep, measured breathing
wiping out distracting thoughts
believing in something far greater than our mortal selves
stop obsessing on one's own issues and helping someone else. "

for me - letting go of everything - as if in the next breath, everything would be gone - even me.

"...how do you become tranquil in this mad mad world..."
Turn off the media and live your life.

LC Dailey,
U R right on target. Thanks much for the info.

"Warm bath"... cheaper than therapy!

:)


Beer.

The only way for a great artist to find peace is to make a masterpiece,until then there is no rest.

Being out in nature, by water, mountains and hugging my sweet baby dog...to name a few. I have lots of things I do for peace of mind

Being out in nature, by water, mountains and hugging my sweet baby dog...to name a few. I have lots of things I do for peace of mind

Walk, water, eat apple, glass of wine and in that order

when I create.

I loved reading all of these interesting comments in this discussion. I am new here so I learn from these discussions. Tranquility? LC, I relate to what you are talking about and I am an intense personality as well. I use Acupuncture and for one hour I am more tranquil than I ever thought possible. It is almost surreal and when I leave the office, I am calm, well-rested and very peaceful. I also use colored pencils for mandalas. Before I begin, I make a list of names that I want to pray for and then when I start the color process, I clear my mind and focus totally on the color that I am being led to use next. When the circle is all finished, for some reason, I can not throw them away. I just keep them and look at them often and see the names that were lifted and how all the colors came together without me controling them. Those two are my favorite ways to find tranquility with the next one coming in at listening to music that is celtic, spiritual, new age, or for positive thinking. Thanks for allowing me be part of this discussion. Roberta, Child of God

switch off the news!

meditation and breathing exercises and trips to the beach.

Peace of Mind...Is this wonderful lady a Buddhist? This is a candid street portrait. I wouldn't dare disturb her inner bliss by trying to chat her up and making a bother of myself.

Some of you may be interested in reading 'Plant Spirit Medicine' by Eliot Cowan.

There is just something in doing something with no practical purpose what so ever when you're completely overwhelmed.

--mary ellen anderson