Many of us hold tightly to our soap boxes and all the knowledge that's been funneled into our perceptions with fear.
We don't want to lose what we've had.
We don't want to lose what we know.
And when a challenging circumstance presents itself, in worried shrugs of our shoulders, we hang our heads with sighs.
Unwilling. Not wanting to give up what we have.
As children we engage in our world in an opposite way.
The journey is foot by foot.
The tasks are breath by breath.
Our attentions are awakened and held in each playful, curious moment we embrace.
This common and seeming phenomenon, which regularly can be met so easily by the young ones, can also be encountered by us, as well.
It's not too often that I am blessed by the pleasure of presence.
This is a new concept for me, and I have a lot to undo. In that sense, it feels overwhelming, and I think it makes it harder for me to want to start practicing something so new.
Something that is very encouraging to me, is that I don't have to know how to do everything "perfectly" or "just right".
Everything that I know now is exactly what I need to live in the moment.
I don't have to have all the answers figured out, and as I have explained before, I have more questions than answers.
That can be a bit scary if you focus on it, so don't do that.
It's not terribly productive in the way of bringing you to positivity.
Each of us can be, create, and give in some form.
And whatever you are doing, be sure that you are fully engaging in the moment.
The situation becomes alive as you become present.
There is life that is tangible, and you can wear its energy, if you are living there with it, making yourself ready and available for it.
So, how can we begin to experience more of these timeless experiences?
I am reminded of very simple applications of practicing what you want to surface more in your life.
It just takes our effort, in small chunks, to get it going.
This week, we can begin by practicing presence.
Starting with awareness, we can sit with our breaths and notice that we are ourselves alive.
In a quiet spot, or with headphones on, still yourself for a few minutes to become aware of your breath.
Become connected with this vital breath that fills your body with its duty of survival.
Refresh yourself in knowing that you are alive, and that within you lies something powerful and treasured, that this universe longs to know more about.
Allow yourself to connect with the life force within you, and fall into the peace that it creates as you open up to its calming power.
