Brandon-- the simple answer--meditation.. a simple meditation.. sit in a comfortable chair.. and slowly become conscious of your senses.. the feeling of the chair , at your back, your buttocks, and arms.. your feet on the floor, the weight of your head.. be come conscious of the feel of the air on your skin.. of the light in the room, of the things in front of your eyes.. the pattern on wall (is a subtle texture from a roller? or wall paper? or as in my cube, cloth? notice the shadows and play of light on things.. how a dark black surface can be brighter in sun light than a white surface in the shade... what aromas are available? coffee? faint oder of cigarettes? what can you taste? any left over sensation (or pop a in a tic tac mint before you start).. and hearing? can you hear other typing away? a phone ringing down the hall? the elevators moving in the shafts? what faint sounds can you find..
and then, after focusing intensely on all the senses, let them go.. no thinking, no feeling just the calm of existance..
