Windshield Wipers

Recently I streamed a spiritual conference in which one of the presenters, Cynthia Bourgeault, used this analogy:  If during contemplation or meditation, your mind won't stop chattering, imagine a pair of windshield wipers that clear your it. And if, once your mind is clear, the chatter comes back, imagine that you've set the wipers on "intermittent" and see them clear the space again.

Since I heard this powerful analogy, I've used it not just for meditation but for all the negative, critical, or discouraging thoughts that sometimes lodge in my mind. Windshield wipers. It works.

You write it:  What do you do when mental chatter gets in the way of your peace of mind?