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any “space between” contents the potentially productive tension of “not any longer” and “not yet”. If I am in this (inner) place of the UNKNOWN, where I feel urged and sometimes forced to come to immediate action, I am learning to hold this tension as long as possible. My intentionally applied “360 degree view” – turning slowly also physically 360 degree around my own axis – supports me to discover new perspectives. I am training mySELF to apply this new pattern of behavio...
any “space between” contents the potentially productive tension of “not any longer” and “not yet”. If I am in this (inner) place of the UNKNOWN, where I feel urged and sometimes forced to come to immediate action, I am learning to hold this tension as long as possible. My intentionally applied “360 degree view” – turning slowly also physically 360 degree around my own axis – supports me to discover new perspectives. I am training mySELF to apply this new pattern of behaviour also for my inner point of view when I am listening to the OTHER, which sounds sometimes really strange – a moment before crazyness. Knowing that only my brainmind can run crazy – if at all. Go well ?
Sometimes, when I want to see the details detailed, to recognize the beauty of the detail, I kneel down to. This closeness is needed to see. When I kneel into this detail, I joyfully bent, my brainmind gets below my heart. Good to realize that this is possible.
I am becoming aware, how releasing it is for me, that I cannot control the weather. (May be in future…. it depends ….) ? I respond and relate to. I adapt by choosing what I wear, what I do, which priorities…. sometimes I feel as a farmer – although I am not, who is living in strong and direct relationship to the weather. I enjoy that there is no pressure to consider which weather I am creating today….. Indeed, I like to respond to the weather with a smile on my face, … it k...
I am becoming aware, how releasing it is for me, that I cannot control the weather. (May be in future…. it depends ….) ? I respond and relate to. I adapt by choosing what I wear, what I do, which priorities…. sometimes I feel as a farmer – although I am not, who is living in strong and direct relationship to the weather. I enjoy that there is no pressure to consider which weather I am creating today….. Indeed, I like to respond to the weather with a smile on my face, … it keeps me flexible, steadily flexibel in response. Love it and I am grateful about this fact.
it feels like a koan (as kevin stated early this day) and the idea of putting some seeds in the soil is also interesting: not knowing whether and whats coming out. Just being without further intent than just be….. my today’s exercise for non attachement….
‘This is not easy to access for me. When I am “standing still” for a moment (although I am not in the forest, where I could listen to the trees) …. whats coming up is my curiousity, getting to know. As I have been always as a child: curious and wanting to know. So my curiousity is calling me wanting to understand – by my heartmind. Approaching it from that place within mySELF, I can open up. Will discover it during the day.
a g r e e with what is – within mySELF and the OTHER.
connect and contribute to the wellbeing of that person (reduce her/his suffering) without applying helper’s syndrom – but from my heart.
Thanks you for all the deepening and widening and also inspiring descriptions about gratefulness and how to practice it daily, …. in any moment. So wonderful to feel the growing power within me. Refering to Tom Titus/David Whyte in Dancing with Gratitude “….. it is the deep, a priori state of attention that shows we understand and are equal to the gifted nature of life. …..” Gratefulness opens me to healing in such a way, that I can refer to my own integrity and wholeness. And the ...
Thanks you for all the deepening and widening and also inspiring descriptions about gratefulness and how to practice it daily, …. in any moment. So wonderful to feel the growing power within me. Refering to Tom Titus/David Whyte in Dancing with Gratitude “….. it is the deep, a priori state of attention that shows we understand and are equal to the gifted nature of life. …..” Gratefulness opens me to healing in such a way, that I can refer to my own integrity and wholeness. And the healing comes, when I build, based on that blanket of a priori State of attention…. to listen to the messages of that nature in life. I like to ly on the ground, when mother earth carries me and I am aware about. Listening to the drumbeat of my heart which synchronises with the beat of mother Earth. Thanks so much for all these openings.
If I am aware that I am dealing with “deficite thoughts” (miss something, gaps, dissatisfaction, irritation, hurt, darkness, disappointments…. even “meeting” death….), I started to re-create one of my believes(sentences) “….done something wrong… I am guilty …I am proofed….- which came into my awareness by “autopilot” of thoughts and feelings – I STOP: where am I and what happended – I LOOK: scanning my “Field” – I GO: applying the conscious thought of that ...
If I am aware that I am dealing with “deficite thoughts” (miss something, gaps, dissatisfaction, irritation, hurt, darkness, disappointments…. even “meeting” death….), I started to re-create one of my believes(sentences) “….done something wrong… I am guilty …I am proofed….- which came into my awareness by “autopilot” of thoughts and feelings – I STOP: where am I and what happended – I LOOK: scanning my “Field” – I GO: applying the conscious thought of that life always offers something which affirms lifes-(cycles) and growth – even if it means it is time to pass into another realm of being. My Spirit will be there always – only the being manifests different. Sometimes, it helps to approach it (what happened) by asking me, what is the “good” in the “bad”. I admit it is in a way a shortcut. …. and it works. Joyful Journey with the application of STOP-LOOK-GO of brother David.
Thank you dear writers and gratefulness team for enabling to read this experiences of selfreflection and accessing the power of NOW. Thanks for the depth I realized you are inviting to connect. It gave me a more grateful tune into my personal NOW of now. If you can do this under your circumstances, I can do it under my circumstances. Thanks. for that encouragement.
Thank you Rose, for the revelation of the meaning about ACCEPTANCE. Following your thoughts and practicing it, the abundance of the NOW has reached my and started to creep into my moments of this day. Thanks
Thank you for this beautiful, inspiring and heartfelt expression and relatedness to grief, your grief and the grief on behalf of ALL. Your guidance through that landscape of grief, for and with your beloved ones – gone or alive – is so pure, that grief cannot be denied. It must be lived, because it is the welcoming Invitation to appreciate all what I am and have. One of the ten sticks of happiness. Glad that you offered this. My bow.
The beginning of my day in the morning when I hold my heart in my hands, listening and speaking to it. Putting it “back” in my body – Grateful and appreciative of all what I am and have. Particularly health and cleanest running water. Starting my Day with “all around the world”, sending and receiving energythoughts and blessings.
That WOW seems as it is applied by you as a real Invitation…..
Wow – using “waiting moments” intentionally for letting go pain……what an expansion. THANKS.
thanks for sharing, Kevin. hope, you are relieved by now. I felt it (your sharing) as a nuch for mySELF to care for my body , an urge to keep me flexible, be grateful for my health and nurture myself in a healthy way. Doing my exercises today (not tomorrow….;-) have a good day!
your generous offer is an invitation and encouragement for mySELF to look into possibilities how I can create “that load of laughter” for me and the people around me – at least for today. THANKS All blessings of the Universe might accompany you.???
dear mmm, yes and how do you distinguish feeling pain and suffer within yourSELF?
Dear Jodi, thanks for the question. Wonderful! It is the H O W by which I feel challenged…… may be there are also some hints or experiences regarding the steadyness of the practice. Please, sunnypatti, share with us the H O W ?! Hugsmiles for all involved! ???
a beautiful description which puts imageries in my (heart)mind – enjoy. thanks.
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