Humbled by All That is Beyond The Obvious Moment

I am often humbled by all that is beyond the obvious moment. Of course, what is beyond any obvious moment is anything and everything that we do not grasp or hold awareness of in any unfolding moment. Each moment is so rich with context, texture, lessons and experience. Each moment has such meaning and purpose.

The Healing Touch – By Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee, Authors of The Body Has a Mind of its Own

Imagine lying on a therapy table as a healer places her hand under the back of your neck. Her touch is gentle, calm, tranquil. She places her other hand lightly onto your left shoulder, then onto your right shoulder. A sensation of tingling warmth ripples through your body. A nagging pain in your lower back [...]

Mind, Body and Belief By Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee

What does it mean to have an embodied mind? Can this insight help you in your everyday life? Absolutely. But to understand how, you need to sit back for a moment and think about how your body and mind communicate. Your body is more than a meat vehicle for your mind to cruise around in. [...]

Just Because

Just because things are stressful doesn’t mean you aren’t getting anywhere. Just because you are in pain doesn’t mean you can’t know joy. Just because you are alone doesn’t mean you are not connected. Just because you want or need more doesn’t mean this moment doesn’t offer you enough. It is enough right now because [...]

When There Aren’t Any Clear Answers Live The Questions

More often than not in life there are way more questions than there are answers. Live those questions. Meditate on those questions. The questions are the harbingers of burgeoning awareness unfolding. Often in life we have to deal with the fact that we have so many choices and so many things going on that there [...]

A Student of Life

Open to the lessons that are still works in progress from any unresolved issues from your past. To be open to the pain, open to increasing awareness, and open to the humbling reality of your humaness is to be a student of life.
A student of life is a person who is open to the reality of his or her vulnerability. A student of life knows that you cannot protect yourself and learn at the same time. You have to make a choice. Do you risk or do you protect?