Monday Mindfulness

Cultivating Strength, Joy, Calm & Resilience

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Our Own Selves

Own Self

Can I ask “How are you?” for the sake of simply caring?

Can I learn of your pain, your mistakes, your successes, without judging?

Can I know that your different opinions, ideas, and ways of doing things are exquisite because they are you?

Can I trust that all of your decisions are yours, not good or bad, but those necessary to lead you along the path that is you?

Can I resist the urge to selfishly invade your experience just to feel more powerful from the distant shores of my perceptions?

Can I love and respect you enough to allow you to mind your own business?

Can we all just live freely and in peace to exist in the space of our own decisions, to learn and grow in our own unique ways, and just go to work at the task of being what we were made to be…our own selves?

 


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Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure

What if the darkest times, the largest struggles, and the greatest grief were treated as gold, jewels, and trinkets?  A treasure box shoved deep down underneath brings richness, bright and full of promise when opened.  Shadows that no longer remain hidden sparkle with hope, prosperity, and joy when realized as buried treasure.


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Contrast

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The dark of night gives way to the brilliance of the morning sun.

Shadows peel back to reveal the light and then at times the light yields to the shadows.

They dance, taking turns at center stage, spotlighting each other’s beauty, celebrating each other’s gifts.

Both always there, bowing to one another, essential to each other’s greatness.

Thankful for the contrast.