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There are so many ways to distract ourselves from experiencing this moment. We divert our attention toward work, entertainment, schedule planning, ruminating, eating, addiction, talking…anything that keeps us from feeling what we feel. It takes great courage to stay with the simple focus of being present. To stay amid the 10,000 things calling for your attention. To stay with the simple act of being. To be present for your life. In mindful presence, Lori Rememberings
Doubts are endless. I vow to see through each one and name the fear beneath. Fear is bottomless. I vow to feel it without believing it is real. Distractions surround me. I vow to pay close attention to what is true. Escape beckons. I vow to stay present through the thousand urges to flee, the thousand forgettings, the thousand and one rememberings. —Danna Faulds May we each awaken to know that nothing is lacking. You are already whole and complete. You are enough, just breathing this moment. In mindful presence, Lori Awakening
Why wait for your awakening? Do you value your reasons for staying small more than the light shining through the open door? Forgive yourself, Forgive yourself. Now is the only time you have to be whole. Now. Now is the sole moment that exists to live in the light of your true nature Perfection is not a prerequisite for anything but pain. Perfection is not a prerequisite for anything but pain. Please, oh please, don’t continue to believe in your stories of deficiency and failure. This is the day of your awakening. —Danna Faulds To start anew we sometimes must hit rock bottom. From the depths of disaster, we learn new strengths, gain new insights, and often find an unexpected gem. The seed must wait in the dark for a long time before it ever begins to bloom. In mindful presence, Lori To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings, and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings. —Wendell Berry Experiencing the flow of your breath can be calming in many ways. Sensing your breath helps to focus your mind, reconnect with your body, relax your nervous system, and process your thoughts and emotions. Let your breath be a river of peace. In mindful presence, Lori I breathe slowly in,
I breathe slowly out. My breath is a river of peace. I am here in the world. Each moment I can breathe and be. I watch the stream. Each thought is a floating leaf. One leaf is worry, another leaf is sadness. The leaves drift softly away. I breathe slowly in, I breathe slowly out. My breath is a pathway of peace moving softly through me. Each day I can breathe and be. —Kate Coombs |
AuthorLori Furbush teaches Qigong, Yin Yoga, & Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). She weaves MINDFULNESS & RELAXATION into every moment. Archives
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