[Don Salmon]

Thanks so much Mike. That’s a very useful phrase to use when talking to people about the distinction:

Mind wondering

vs

mind wandering

Nice!

This distinction is one of the main themes of our online courses on effortless sleep and effortless mindfulness.

In the terms we use, mind wandering occurs when our attention is in “control mode” (trying to manipulate, control, manage experience) and mind wondering occurs when our attention is in “experiential mode” – just being here, or as we say, “remembering to be.”

I think you’d enjoy the 2nd video on our home page, which is all about this distinction: http://www.RememberToBe.Life.

Our theme song lyrics: (the “shift” referred to in the chorus IS that shift from control to experiential mode)

VERSES:

whatever the place you’re in

whatever you feel

whatever is going on

remember to be

let go of the future

let go of the past

set all your concerns aside

remember to be

(CHORUS)

no matter the grief or pain

we still can be free

with just the most gentle shift

remember to be

VERSES:

whenever the silence blooms

the heart can breathe free

the chains on our wings are broke’

just ‘memberin’ to be

let go of the future

let go of the past

set all your concerns aside

remember to be

(CHORUS)

No matter the grief or pain

we still can be free

with just the most gentle shift

remember to be