You have, on the one hand, your mind and, on the other, the other person's, and never the twain shall meet.
Whenever you wash your hands, wash your mind.
Help your body relax and soften, open your hands, let your mind open, and let the clinging go.
If this is where you find yourself today, or if you can see yourself there in the not-so-distant future, it is time to look at a few of the ways you can free your hands and your mind for the creative tasks to which they are best suited.
This will occupy your hands and your mind as you listen intently on what the speaker is saying.
Practice playing with the pictures of your hands (in your mind) like visual aides that may make you feel both clever and confident.
Match all those loose socks, wipe out the musty refrigerator, put a load of clothes through and fold it all neatly, tidy up around the TV area, clean out your closet, etc. Anything that occupies both your hands and your mind is really useful for displacing your excitement.
"Now it's time to pass the station from our hands to your hands, from our mind to your mind, and from our heart to your heart," said Yuri V. Usachev, the Russian cosmonaut who was the space station's commander.
Free your hand and your mind will follow.
To keep your hands and mind free, find a luggage storage at your destination beforehand – it will allow you to have all the comforts of home without the need to lug them along with you all the time.
