Stillness: Study 19
With stillness, my morning is mindful. I cultivate good energy. I grow full of awareness as I awake to the day and this present moment. My practice on ongoing—continual and intended to touch my life deeply from one moment to the next as I move through my day. Mornings—when my home is still and the outside world is sleeping, are easier for me. But sometimes, even into this sacred, quiet space, I bring the chatter from a previous time or perhaps aspirations for the future - or simply my ever-growing “to-do-list.” I am aware of this — my wandering mind. In love, I recognize it - and bring it back to the now. In the now, I am fully alive. I practice to live in this alive state with my mind at one with what my body is doing - eating, talking, listening, walking . . . I practice with understanding, and with a relaxed and gentle attitude, I open mind and my heart.
My mind wonders; I am patient and kind.
I breathe in and out, and I settle into stillness. I scan my body for any tension and breath into those areas and release. I empty my mind of thought, and I am at peace, feeling full of life. I radiate good energy. I focus on my breath and this feeling of fullness. If my mind wanders, I am aware. Patiently and with kindness, I recenter.
Making a Connection Through Art Journaling
I am posting this short video showing you how I cultivate stillness through art and nature. Enjoy!
“Patience is a natural consequence of the cultivation of compassion and love, for ourselves and all beings.”
Blessings
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December Reading List
Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise by Thich Nhat Hanh
Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle
Too Deep for Words by Thelma Hall
Snow Crystals (Dover Pictorial Archive) by W.A. Bentley
“Be Still”
Today I am thankful for the patience and the kindness that I give myself.