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May: Mindfulness
Kind Promise: I will open to each moment.
I began this month promising to "embrace the moment." My shorthand for this practice was "mindfulness."
From embracing to opening…
I love stories. I think storytelling is one of the gifts of human existence but, when I do it unconsciously, the gift becomes a burden.. My mind dodges the present to tell me stories about my past and future. Because I am a creature of extremes, these stories are either brilliant or tragic. Sometimes I think I'm in the moment only to discover that I'm telling myself a story about this moment.
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. But in and remember how the chandelier came crashing down from the ceiling while my husband was on the phone this morning and how lucky it is that no one was under it. I know there's not a stud there, but we put the hangar in with those bolts that splay out…
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in –ooo, I'm leaning to the right when I'm supposed to be sitting straight. If my torso losing strength? Will I end up hunched over in the chair, unable to sit? I think I'm getting weaker…
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. See, now I'm getting it – just breathing, not thinking. Someday I'm going to be a fantastic meditator. I will just breathe in and out without ever letting my mind wander…
Breathe in. Breathe out.
If I embrace this moment, I am holding onto it. As soon as I hold, the stories start. My new Kind Promise: I will open to each moment.
The way to this moment is through my body.
Returning to my senses: Focusing on what I see, hear, taste, smell or feel, I bring myself into my body in this moment. When I forget or shun my body (as may happen when, for instance, I am dealing with chronic illness) I lose this moment at a time when I most need its healing touch.
Breathe in. Breathe out. Relax into aliveness.
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