Rob Dial

My mind was creating a false future.

And my body was...

taking what my mind was coming up with and imagining the fake scenarios that didn't exist and feeling those feelings.

Like my body was reacting to those imaginary futures in real time.

My body was suffering over things that weren't actually truly happening.

I was still sitting outside in the sun with my coffee in a beautiful day, just looking to view my son and I just hanging out.

But because I've been doing this work now for 20 years, I noticed my body was shifting.

I noticed my mind was doing something.

And I noticed my brain leaving the present moment.

And so I noticed it's starting to drag me into fear, into uncertainty, into catastrophic thinking.

And I had this moment where I said, okay, hold on.

So I did what I typically do whenever I notice myself getting dysregulated or leaving the present moment.

I breathe in and then I hummed out.

And I did it for a few minutes and I closed my eyes and I tried to pull myself out of my head and bring myself back into my body, back into the present moment.

I could feel the sun on my skin.

I could smell the coffee.

I could taste the coffee.

I could hear the birds chirping outside.

I could hear my son making his little noises.

I could feel him sitting on my lap.