RTBTCKI Mindfulness and Thoughts
1. the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something.
"their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition"
2. a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
I was practicing mindfulness before I knew there was a word for it. I learned when I became upset or sad or whatever, I would take a moment to put me back in the here and now. Sometimes that would kick my brain out of my funk but, not always. But it was a way to calm down.
Taking a moment to put yourself in the absolute present tends to make you think about what your were thinking about differently. Right now, I hear a jet, a cat sleeping, birds chirping with a car running through to break the sounds into pieces. I see my laptop, my front yard, the cats in their napping spots after breakfast and the fabric for the next puppet project. I feel my clothing and my right knee complaining along with my triceps which I overworked when I went to the gym. I can feel the breath of a sleeping cat on my neck. I am feeling some anxiety but nothing severe. I find myself smiling and laughing more these days I am thinking of this blog and what I am going to write next. And I accept this in my life.
I have been watching my way through Dark Shadows, and I noticed something probably because I stage managed for so long and one of the places, I worked at was an Ensemble company. Dark Shadows is the only soap opera and one of the few TV shows that was an Ensemble company. They kept a core of Actors that played many different roles within the show. I liked that there would be radical changes in acting in the new role. Keeps the show fresh even though it is a thing of the mid to late 60s. Honestly, I think the suits were snazzier in that era.
I am gathering the bits and pieces I need for various puppets. I am glad I have them because as of the end of this month, Joann’s is no more. I am really hoping to find the hounds tooth I used previously for my Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes. I know I have a tub of suit fabric, and I think it is there. I did find my neoprene that I need for two puppets. Even the correct colors.
I think body building is next for the puppets.
I am grateful for the fabric I have.