Author: Anne

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SET YOU FREE

The things you avoid are the things you need to pay attention to the most.  These are the things at the root of your deepest struggles.  These are also the very things that will set you free.  WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO FEEL?

Source:  Zen Thinking – Words by Brian Thompson

REFLECTION:

  • What scares you?
  • What have you been running away from – avoiding perhaps even as an act of self-preservation?
  • Do you “should” on yourself?
  • What do you need to do to unburden yourself today?

EVERY MOMENT IS A BRANCH POINT

Each moment of now is what we could call a branch point.  We do not know what will happen next.   The present moment is pregnant with possibility and potential.  If we are present in this moment, that naturally affects the quality of the next moment.  If we wish to take care of the future, the only way we can do that is to recognize each moment as a branch point and to realize how we are in relationship to it makes all the difference in the world.

From:  ARRIVING AT YOUR OWN DOOR 108 Lessons in Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn

REFLECTION:

  • Are you present in this moment?
  • Do you spend time worrying about the future?
  • How can you be present to this moment?

OBSTACLES

I used to resent obstacles along the path… if only that had’t happened life would be so good.  Then I suddenly realized that life is the obstacles.  There is no underlying path. 

Quote by Janna Levi  Janna Levi is a NASA Astrophysicist.

REFLECTION:

  • How do you view obstacles?
  • Do you live in a state of “if only?”
  • How can you embrace the obstacles as part of your life’s path?