Once at a junction, I spoke with a color light.
Red and green were happy yellow had a complaint.
'I'm tired of being compressed in between,
the Mighty Red and Green' he said.
'No time to shine no escape.
Purpose is clear path is laid,
For red and green there's a future ahead
Back and forth passing the message.
I'm stuck here forever until I age.'
London is full of color lights. There would be ten color lights for a stretch of a mile. I was looking at these the other day on the bus when I remembered a little game I played back at home. YOu guessed it right. Its a mindfulness game.
Mindful driving game.
Unlike here in the foreign land, I used to drive a lot back at home. Often alone, often at night. Sometimes I notice I am too much wondering in my mind when I drive. Often unnecessary unwanted things. More often I find out that I did pass through certain towns certain stretches of the road without even knowing it. I would realize this only when I come back to reality. The train of thoughts seems to be of in a fast pace. So, I decided to focus on lights. Yes, red lights.
The mindful game was like this. During the drive I am going to notice red lights. Thats all I am going to do. So, When I decided, to notice red lights, guess what happened. I noticed red lights. Oten more than before, and when I noticed red lights, I was mindful. There was no thinking involved. I did not think "Oh beautiful red light, Bright red light, dim red light etc." Of course, thoughts come to mind. Yet I ignored them. I just noticed light and accepted it as it is. This way I could drive with a blank mind for longer stretches and felt as fresh as and a Suttle satisfaction as well.
Try it next time. And comment what you have noticed. Or Do you know a better way to mindful driving? How would you drive mindfully during the day? Don't tell me you listen to music.
Thank you for reading color light complaint How to be mindful driving.
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