Awakening...

How to awaken the stagnate senses in my everyday life? 

Go for a walk in a different place then the usual.

Eat a vegetable raw instead of cooking it.

Take a different route in your driving routine and drive slower.

Read a random book from a genre you've never tried before.

Add an unusual spice to your dish and see what you think.

It doesn't have to be sky diving or a climb to Mt. Everest to awaken the senses. To come alive and alert takes only a small change in your present moment. 

Sitting Still...

"We all believe there is something: a train to catch on time, an apple to pick in the fall, a coin we dropped by the parking meter to retrieve. All of this is true, It is a moment. It cannot be held on to and made forever."

What freedom when you sit down in the middle of your busy life, to unroot the urgency, the feeling that everything is an emergency."

words from: The True Secret of Writing

Finding that moment to "stop" and be still is hard. If my body is not running my mind is. I often feel that sense of urgency for everything, forgetting that when I can quiet my mind or just sit still and allow the calm, the urgency passes. It's a habit I'm working on - progress not perfection.

One breath at a time...

Pat on the back...

Back from my refreshing time away with wonderful friends, old and new who all are loving each other, their families and children. But the driving was a long one. It was 6 hours each way and if anyone knows me they know driving is NOT my thing!!!. I get very nervous and anxious and have many meltdowns along the way. But this trip ( even though I've done this drive before) went pretty well considering it rained most of the way home. I didn't have that horrible exhausted feeling from the anxiety and I'm patting myself on the back for taking on such a long trip and doing really darn good compared to other trips I've been on. A job well done Nancy...

Disconnected...

I will be disconnected from most of the technology in my life for the next few days. I have to say, as much as I love the connectedness that is available, I'm looking forward to the forced "disconnect." It simplifies life and secretly it's nice to not be able to be fully available, all the time. A bit of anonymous is not a bad thing. But I know I will be looking forward to writing again and musing my thoughts, if only for myself.

The River...

“When we stop resisting what we don’t want to feel and embrace the state that we are in, we move through whatever it is SO much faster and find our way back to truth and clarity.”

—Michael Eisen

It feels good when I can be aware of my resistance and just "let it happen."  It does pass much faster and the truth and clarity come quicker. Most of my life I thought if I only held on long enough and was angry enough (because being vulnerable only left you open to the unknown) that somehow I could keep life in control and safe. Little did I know when you open up and let go - stop resisting- the river of life flows much easier.

The lives we're in...

"Waiting for something to change puts all the power and possibility beyond our control.  But we, the consciously alive, creative, and visionary, don't wait for circumstances to change us. We change circumstances. We do it by embracing and igniting the lives we're in."

Words from: Inspired & Unstoppable

This is what I try to do everyday ~ Embrace the life I'm in right now! As I take steps towards tomorrow I keep myself grounded in the gratitude of today. For today is all I'm guaranteed. I like the word "igniting" as it pertains to my life, it sounds positive and exciting.  My circumstances are changed one step at a time, one grateful moment at a time.

Earth Day...

"Forget not that the Earth delights to feel your bare feet, and the wind longs to play with your hair."

Kahlil Gibran

I am honored to be on this earth, and so I pause in awe of Mother Nature and all that she provides.

Thank you...