On this third Sunday in September 2021, I arrived in downtown Jersey City a little before noon to meet with some friends for our monthly Sunday brunch.If you follow my LinkedIn posts regularly, it will come as no surprise that I arrived early and used the time waiting for my crew to reflect and write a new journal entry.
Since the agreed-upon local bistro meetup spot was right across the street from City Hall Park in Jersey City, I figured that would be the perfect spot to relax, ponder and let my imagination run wild!
Friends, knowing that my creative writing juices will be activating shortly, I became super excited because I am always curious to find out where my thoughts will take me.
So off I went walking towards City Hall Park and was soon standing at the front entrance. I immediately noticed several street lamps and yellow lights as I looked around, which made me think of a recent comment from one of my LinkedIn connections, pointing out that I seem to take many shots of lampposts.
Indeed, that's an astute observation, and I've shared why in a previous post. Okay, now back to the story.
As you continue reading along, envision me slowly walking with my iPhone in my left hand, gently tapping the appropriate letters on the glass screen keyboard as I am capturing my thoughts.
After passing by the statue illustrated below, I stopped for a moment to take a couple of pictures. While doing so, I happened to read the two signs hanging on the fence and mentally acknowledged that these were both worthwhile events.
Then, I checked the time on my iPhone, and I realized that I had twenty more minutes before my friends began showing up. Knowing that I still had some time, I started looking for a bench to sit down to close my eyes and meditate for ten quick minutes.
It didn't take long to find a bench, and I settled on one that was only a couple of feet away.
And just like that, I entered into a meditative state and came out of that beautiful state feeling refreshed in ten minutes flat!
Now with five minutes to spare, I quickly finished crafting my latest journal entry, and then I started walking over to the restaurant, which I could see when I looked at the corner to my left; see below if you are curious. Lol!
And with that, I will end it here because it's now time to chop it up with a few of my dear friends.
Until we meet again at 11 am EST next Saturday, have a relaxing Sunday and a great week ahead. Let's go! 😊
#authenticity #mindfulness #motivation
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