With the beginning of Spring, I am like a 4 year old in a sweet shop, where design ideas and possibilities are coming in thick and fast, a state that I call Monkey Mind

Nice problem to have, I hear you say, but this Monkey Mind has a down side as I can't keep track of and keep up with my thoughts, as they run away from me, so much so that I literally swing and jump from one design idea to the next whilst in my makig zone, so that I currently 20 projects on the go.

Zen Buddhists refer to the constant chatter of the mind as monkey mind, and this is when the human mind is filled with monkeys flinging themselves from tree branches, jumping around and chattering constantly, where the monkey as ones thoughts.

When I recognise that I am in that fenzied state of mind I like to stop and mediate with a crystal, depending on what type of Monkey Mind I am dealing with, my favourite to work with are:
 

Amazonite Used to counteract obsessive thinking and overanalysis	Azurite Assists in focussing, allowing one to align with the flow, without constant interruptions
Fluorite Great for improving focus, by cutting through the fog	Hematite The grounding energy brings one  back down into ones body and creates stability
Amethyst Brings inner peace and clam enabling one to have the space to sort through the avalanche of thought

April 04, 2023