It is interesting to see how the judgmental mind extends itself. It may begin by complaining, “What a lousy serve,” then extend to, “I’m serving badl… - Timothy Gallwey

It is not helpful to condemn our present behavior patterns — in this case our present imperfect strokes — as “bad“; it is helpful to see what function these habits are serving, so that if we learn a better way to achieve the same end, we can do so. We never repeat any behavior which isn‘t serving some function or purpose. It is difficult to become aware of the function of any pattern of behavior while we are in the process of blaming ourselves for having a “bad habit.“ But when we stop trying to suppress or correct the habit,we can see the function it serves, and then an alternative pattern of behavior, which serves the same function better, emerges quite effortlessly.

Daca aveai de gand sa fii ingrijorat, ai nimerit secolul care trebuia!

Fighting the mind does not work. What works best is learning to focus it.