Lately, my mind races with worry and anxiety. In one short month, I will have quit my job, left my puppy with a friend and gotten on an airplane to meet my husband in Mexico where we will commence on a four-month trip, driving through Mexico and Central America. Though I am blown away with excitement to have this opportunity, my thoughts are plagued with anxiety: Is Sage going to be okay while I am away? What if a car hits him? What if he gets lost or the vet finds that he has cancer? Will Nate get killed or held hostage somewhere in the mountains of Mexico? What if I never see him again? Will I sit by the curb at the airport in La puerta, with no husband in sight? Simply, because I do not know the awful travesties that has befallen him?
So, I knit. Being a beginning knitter, I do many redundant patterns. Knit, knit, knit, knit fifty-four times; purl, purl, purl, purl, fifty-four times. It is mindless; it allows my mind to clear and fill with an intention and concentration of another kind. With each stitch, I repeat my own mantra, “Nate and Sage will be safe.” The repetition of this simple mantra calms my fears and assuages my worry. The longer I repeat it, the longer it stays with me throughout the day.
Do Your Om Thing 