A Couple More of the Wilmott Wedding Photos

We Care Fair

Me and Stephanie set up at the We Care Fair in Neosho. We had planned for serving about 635 students, but well over 1000 students attended. We must plan for a bigger crowd next year. Hopefully the Salvation Army donations will be increased this year during the bell ringing season.

Family Gathering Last Weekend

Tulsa Mall

We met up with Robbin and the kids at the Tulsa Mall last month. I commented on how much Maycee had grown and Max made sure to tell me he has too. Yes he has. I think they are so dang cute!

Jacob and Katie Willmott Wedding

Evening Activity to Clear the Mind

After a full day many of my friends know that my favorite way to clear the mind and relax is to quilt, or knit. There have been studies done that show the repetitive activities of knitting or sewing activate the part of the brain that induces a type of meditative state. However a person does not have to do repetitive activity to achieve this, sometimes just focusing carefully on a difficult math problem or puzzle can clear the mind of the excessive fluttering from one thought to another. Calming the mind is not necessarily the Zen state but very close to it. And a great way to relax.

Zen State of Mind cont.

My favorite way to seek that Zen state of mind is

to start with three deep breaths and go for a walk, paying attention to the sound of my footsteps, if it is too noisy where I am walking I pay attention to my breathing, inhale, exhale etc... as I walk I take in the view of where I am at and say what I am looking at in my mind. If my mind wonders, I say cancel/cancel in my mind and make renewed concentrated effort to pay attention to where I am at or my breath or the sound of my footsteps. The more you practice waking up to where you are at and what you are doing the better you get at this practice, you may even discover that you do it naturally instead of listening to your minds incessant chatter about work, appointments, and other worries.