Lisa Ray Instagram – Repost from @mishtickle using @RepostRegramApp – Bingo! ♥️ . #Repost @revelatori with @get_repost ・・・ I’ve been meditating for 7 or 8 years now, and my practice has been daily(ish) for maybe the last two. I got into the practice thinking (hoping!) it would somehow cure me of my anxiety, my people-pleasing, my perfectionism… that all my unhealthy thought patterns would, somehow, just go away. Well, I am sorry to report that meditation has cured me of exactly nothing; my mind is like a great big sky that can never be fully empty of thought clouds. What it HAS done, though, is taught me to notice them, notice that they’re thoughts—just thoughts!—and not incontrovertibly true statements about me and my life. Sometimes I still get caught in the deluge, but more and more I’m able to lay back and watch them blow harmlessly across the sky. 🌤 Happy Friday, beautiful followers! I’m glad you’re here and I’m hoping for (literal and figurative) sunny skies for you this weekend. . . #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #anxiety #depressionhelp #depression #thelittlesanctuary #joy #peace #thoughts #wisdom #meditation #mindfulness #mindfulliving #mindful #mind #zen