Where the mountains end and the sky begins
is the fold of the Universe,
where sadness and happiness collide,
where the past and the future meet today.
Look not on the convergence
with longing, searching,
or a need to see the separation.
The fold is a place
where none of that matters,
where there is no goodness or badness.
All just is.
Where all of the moments of life blend,
Effortlessly
Naturally
Joyfully
Complete.
“You’re Benjamin Buttoning,” my dear friend said. What’s the secret?
Well-being. When you have it, it shows. It glows.
So, inject well-being into your life. Let it flow through you, with you, and all around you…and then maybe you too will start to ‘Benjamin Button.’
How do you inject well-being? More Joy… More Love…More Yoga.
“Certainly worth a try,” she said with a more youthful smile.
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Celebrate National Yoga Awareness Month. Take a yoga class or share yoga with a friend. Inject a little more well-being into your life!
http://publichealthonline.gwu.edu/yoga-matters-invitation
Twinkling lights are so magical. The anticipation of how they will brighten a path, shape a tree, light the way as night falls. There’s a feeling that they were placed there just for me. Sending a secret message of love and happiness. Like a friendly smile, a generous hug, a simple wave, a knowing glance. Twinkling lights make everything more special.
Twinkle on.
What makes you happy? REALLY happy. Happy with no regrets, just a pure sense of fulfillment…like a seagull with a french fry.
You know that kind of happiness. It most likely comes from something very small. It’s right there, right now — you just need to notice it.
Find that kind of happiness today!
Experience each day with wonder and awe. Let your travels light you up. Capture the experiences and seal them in your heart, like little fireflies flickering in an antique mason jar.
Carry that light with you and shine it out into the world.
Whatever you do today, leave room for butterflies and laughter.
Even the best sailor must respond moment by moment to the unpredictable nature of the wind and water.
Heavier winds doesn’t always mean a quicker sail.
Calmer seas doesn’t always mean a more peaceful ride.
It just is what it is to a sailor.
Sail on…
Emotions last 90 seconds. They roll in one after the other like waves breaking along the shore.
The skilled surfer watches the waves as they roll in. He decides which waves to ride. He makes that difficult decision to either bail, abandoning his surfboard and saving himself, or stay with the wave and ride it to the end. His decision is based on an honest assessment of his skills, without judgment or self-criticism, and without investment in perceived outcomes.
Choose which waves you will ride today.
Worrying is about putting your thoughts, feelings, and planning into something you don’t want. Why waste that energy? Can you just focus on what you do want instead?
Close your eyes…take a deep breath in and out…envision your heart’s deepest desire. Now, frame that desire in a positive statement, like it’s already happening. Repeat that positive statement three times…and let it fill you.
Carry that statement with you and when your mind starts to wander down that path of worry, just bring it back here. Let your thoughts, feelings, and planning go into whatever brings you joy, peace, love.
Inspired by Yogi Baghan
Choose wisely when you give your time as that is where you put your love.
When you give your time, be fully present. Give of it unconditionally.
It may serve to determine a shift in how you spend your time in the future. But for now you have chosen, directly or indirectly, to give that time.
You have invested yourself, you have brought your love, so give it fully to this experience, to this moment, and it cannot help but make the experience richer, the time more valuable, and the next investment clearer.
Time is love.
Monday Mindfulness 