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Five year old with monkey mind
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:47 pm
by Peter
Just asked my son of 5, who seemed to be watching with great intrest how his mother was painting the lips of his sister for kings day, what he was thinking about. He immediately answered that he was thinking about his Lego! It surprised me. I really thought he was mindful of/in that moment.
Peter
Re: Five year old with monkey mind
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:03 pm
by Happyogababe
It's good that you asked him, you learned how his mind was working at that time
What an honest reply.
Re: Five year old with monkey mind
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:03 am
by Gareth
I'm starting to notice the monkey-mind of my eldest (5) too.
Re: Five year old with monkey mind
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:01 am
by Peter
Gareth wrote:I'm starting to notice the monkey-mind of my eldest (5) too.
Yes, which makes one wonder. It's often said that our natural state is one of mindfulness. But that probably all depends on our definition of natural in this context. One could just as easily argue that it is natural to become less mindful.
Peter
Re: Five year old with monkey mind
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:10 am
by Gareth
Modern life makes mindfulness very difficult to sustain. We're a species biologically designed for the Paleolithic era.
Re: Five year old with monkey mind
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:14 pm
by Peter
That's true!
Peter
Re: Five year old with monkey mind
Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 12:34 pm
by JonW
I'm more of a Flintstone era chap, myself. At least that's what I've been told.
JW