I do not empty my mind by drinking alcohol or doing drugs. So how do I do it?
I noticed that I frequently wrote about emptying one’s mind last time. Today (I wrote this text on the 24th of October, 2022), I usually open my mind while strolling in frigid temperatures. I wrote the post entitled “I do not want to.” Today, I want to stress that when I go out to walk, especially in the frigid cold, I tell myself that I do not want to take great pictures, have fresh ideas, or analyze a problem. What I want is to be right here and right now, enjoying the moment and the fact that I walk nowhere. For me, nowhere to go is similar to the fact that I can go anywhere. I walk for the sake of walking. While doing this, I feel that blood is pumping through my veins. I switch off my mind.
I can do it, especially while walking in cold temperatures. Why?
I believe the reason is not to think about coldness. That’s how I empty my mind and do not think about anything. Undoubtedly, exposing my body to cold helps me focus and be right here and right now, not analyzing the past and not planning the future. I suppose that I sometimes meditate while walking. I am switching off my external senses and feel free in my mind, heart, and soul. Of course, such states last a maximum of a few minutes. It depends on where I wander. The older I am, the more I feel we do not need anything external to be happy and live here and now. What we need is a healthy mind, body, and soul. How to have it? I do not know. I hope to get it thanks to intermittent fasting and exposing my body to coldness.
