Author: Anne

"My mind is my main problem almost all the time. I wish I could leave  it in the fridge when I go out but it likes to come with me."   Quote by Anne Lamott Anne Lamott  is an American novelist and non-fiction writer. She is also a progressive political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher.  Her nonfiction works are largely autobiographical. Lamott's writings, marked by their self-deprecating humor and openness, cover such subjects as alcoholism, single- motherhood, depression, and Christianity.  Some of her best selling books include: Help, Thanks, Wow; Traveling Mercies; and Bird By Bird. REFLECTION: What trouble has your mind gotten you into? Perhaps you can take the "story in your head" and ask a few questions* Question 1: Is it true? ... Question 2: Can you absolutely know it's true? ... Question 3: How do you react—what happens—when you believe that thought? ... Question 4: Who would you be without the thought?            (Source of Questions is THE WORK by Byron  Katie)

How like stained glass are we.  Honesty enables us to discover the images of life that shape us, the images that scratch and stain us with experience.  But these are nothing without the sincerity of heart that will fill them and us with color.  And then, if we are to come alive at all, we must place ourselves in the light.  We all know how sudden and brilliant a stained glass window can be: dirty and opaque one moment and breathtaking as soon as the sun floods it and we can see it from the inside.  We are the same:  sacred windows in the making.  So to place ourselves in the light and to see each other from the inside are the most important skills we can learn.FROM: The BOOK OF AWAKENING Having The Life You Want By Being Present To The Life You Have by Mark NepoREFLECTION:You are a sacred window in the making. Is there some truth telling/ sincerity of your heart that can let more light in?How can you see others from the inside letting in more of the light?How can you see yourself more in the light - to be more fully alive? 

Directly experiencing a particular place can only happen if you manage to be present without your usual filters.  Otherwise, you might only be in your concept or idea of a place, whether it be your home, your work place or, for that matters, an exotic vacation destination.  That postcard from the edge may very well apply "Having a great time.  Wish I were here." But you are! But you are!Source:  Arriving At Your Own Door  108 Lessons in Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-ZinnREFLECTION:Where are you right now?How present are you to what you are experiencing, feeling right now?Is your life's postcard suggesting "Wish you were here?"Practice being more mindful today.