I felt the alert buzz at the 59th minute today — my first one of the three I try to do. I was in the middle of making tea, the kettle whistling in the background, and my mind was already half on the errands I still had to run. I paused. I softened my gaze, let my shoulders drop, and just breathed.
There’s something subtle, almost imperceptible, that happens the moment I commit to the pause. It’s not dramatic — no lights flash, no magic moment hits me immediately — but my thoughts begin to quiet. The chatter in my mind slows, like the surface of a pond settling after a stone is thrown. That’s when I know I’m stepping into the state akin to sleep, that relaxed, alpha-wave space Neville Goddard talks about.
At first, the visualization felt shaky. I pictured something beautiful — just a simple scene, nothing huge — but my attention kept wandering. I reminded myself: this is the practice. Not perfection, not immediate results, just showing up and letting the 90 seconds happen. Slowly, the image sharpened. My breath deepened naturally. I felt a gentle alignment, not just within me, but as if I were syncing with everyone else doing the same pause across the world.
I love that about the 59th minute practice — the idea that somewhere in Dubai, Tokyo, London, Sydney, São Paulo, Los Angeles, others are pausing too, in their own spaces, their own moments, taking a deep breath at the top of the hour. I can’t see them, and I don’t know them, but in that tiny window, we are connected.
Sometimes I miss an alert, or I’m distracted, or the visualization doesn’t come clearly. Today I almost forgot the second alert, my mind caught in an email chain. That’s okay. I reminded myself that it’s still practice. Even imperfect, even incomplete, these microbursts carry weight. Each pause is a moment of training my mind, softening my focus, and stepping into the alpha state.
By the third alert, I was more settled. The visualization came easier, almost effortless. My breathing slowed, my thoughts softened, and I realized: these 90 seconds are a microburst of calm, of presence, of subtle alignment. I didn’t have to force anything. I just showed up.
The 90-second visualization practice — the 59th minute practice — is small in time, but powerful in effect. I’m learning to honor the pause, to accept imperfections, to notice the subtle changes in myself with each session. It’s a journey, and I’m grateful to have this moment every day to step into the state akin to sleep, even for just 90 seconds.
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