I need that time to sit and just let
my mind wander over the folds of a book, rather than reading it and immediately cranking out how I feel about it.
Before you read on, take a few minutes to let
your mind wander over the past year.
Not exact matches
When I asked her to tell me about her business I could feel my eyes glazing
over and my
mind wandering to the buffet table without my body in tow.
If the
mind begins to
wander or become unfocused, the sounds of a storm take
over.
It turned out that those who chose posters using
mind wandering generally liked and valued their selections as much as those who deliberated
over their choices in a more controlled way.
Over at iMonk last week, Chaplain Mike wrote a lovely post about how, after a period of wandering through the denominational wilderness, he found a home in an ELCA Lutheran church «with a simple liturgy, wonderful music, a healthy and grounded pastor, a hospitable congregation, and an emphasis on Christ, grace, vocation, and other Lutheran essentials that answered questions I had been turning over in my mind for years in my evangelical settings.&ra
Over at iMonk last week, Chaplain Mike wrote a lovely post about how, after a period of
wandering through the denominational wilderness, he found a home in an ELCA Lutheran church «with a simple liturgy, wonderful music, a healthy and grounded pastor, a hospitable congregation, and an emphasis on Christ, grace, vocation, and other Lutheran essentials that answered questions I had been turning
over in my mind for years in my evangelical settings.&ra
over in my
mind for years in my evangelical settings.»
The freedom of the human
mind... meddles with every question, and
wanders over heaven and earth, except so far as the authority of the Divine Word, as a superincumbent weight, presses it down, and restrains it within limits.
Yellow orchids trail in the river, similarly colored butterflies dance
over it, and as the
mind wanders in the noonday heat, the ululations of the howler monkeys make it no great imaginative feat to conjure up the towering image of King Kong ripping down the 200 - foot - high, mist - wreathed cedars that stand all around.
Even if he sticks with his studies,
over the coming months his
mind will likely
wander off to the dream he still entertains: that some NBA scout will catch a glimpse of him, perhaps at one of those predraft cattle calls, and take a liking to his ability to finish a fast break with a sudden dunk or slap chest - to - chest defense on an opposing point guard.
My
mind began
wandering within the first hour, when it became clear that Florida forward Matt Walsh — his curly locks frothing
over his headband like a perfectly poured beer — looked exactly like Willy Wonka, who in turn would have invented Terry Licorish, if he weren't already playing for Mississippi State.
Your body goes through the motions, your
mind wanders and all you can think is, «when will this be
over?!»
I love savasana because if you really allow yourself to consciously relax, without letting your
mind wander all
over creation, then you can arrive in this blissful state somewhere between sleep and awake where you feel completely centered and at peace.
The one that says «be wild and
wander» and «festival state of
mind» have my name written all
over it!
Then my
mind would start to
wander all
over again.
Let your
mind wander and the R500 can easily bite, the frights usually coming when you think a corner is
over and you want to feel the full force of that engine again.
But, if your eyes glaze
over and your
mind wanders after the tenth picture and the tenth story, then you may be less engrossed by this book.
Dusk is my favorite part of the day, a time for expansive thoughts, and as I drove south my
mind wandered back
over the ruts and the vision of a journey that I had seen on a map at the Hollenberg Ranch.
Visiting the Jan van der Ploeg solo show compiles nostalgia, and
wandering across the vacant rooms can't help but bring to
mind the possibility that those wall paintings might be here after the show is
over, and perhaps even after NASA.
My
mind works in similar ways... I sit down to check my e-mail, then head
over to check my blog, then
wander off to vistit other blogs — then check FB — oh look at my friends from high school... head
over to pinterest — big mistake!