When you live from your middle ground, life is in balance. There is no fear, no anxiety or depression. You are in the present moment and content.
Knowing that this place is available to us is reassuring … but our minds have “minds of their own” and still prefer to go into their own tailspin of thoughts about the past or worry about the future.
How do we recognize when our emotions start to sabotage us or our overactive thinking takes over?
By regularly checking in with ourselves.
We may do it as a formal practice such as yoga or meditation, but a really helpful informal daily practice is to do mindful check-ins with yourself.
I use an app called Chakra Chime on my iPhone. It goes off at 8am every morning and 6pm at night. Its a signal for me to STOP and check in with myself.
STOP stands for:
S = Stop for a moment…
T = Take a full deep breath…
O = Observe… What am I aware of right now? … What is alive in me? Can I be with it whatever is coming up right now.
P = Proceed… What do I choose to do now that I have stepped back and been an observer of myself. The options are many…
Stay with what I am feeling deeply right now? Use my mood kit app to explore what’s behind my thinking? Take a break? Reach out to someone who cares? Pack up? Re- schedule? Breath some more? Stretch? Let go of whatever I’m holding on to?
A STOP mindful check-in brings us into the present moment and opens up new possibilities.
In this moment let life unfold.
Slow down to the speed of life.
Listen to your inner wisdom.
… And consider making this a daily practice
Find Your Middle Ground 
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