Hello Beautifuls, on this bright snow-covered Tahoe New Year's Eve day! I woke with one of my favorite gathas (practice poems) from Thich Nhat Hanh sounding like a bell of mindfulness (pic on the left).
It seems a most appropriate aspiration for new year 2016 and the January Inner Constellation theme of diligence. In this high-paced age, it takes tremendous fortitude to find time in the day for stillness and live connected to peace, understanding and love. In the last 24 hours I could have been pulled away by the plethora of phone calls, emails, personal computer crashing (!), warnings of terrorist strikes, drama of an intense family session...or, use each and every experience as an opportunity to practice what matters most--my North Stars. It takes diligence to stay oriented and not be carried away by ever-changing circumstances. It also takes diligence to stay grounded in the present moment and not let the past or future pull us away. Thich Nhat Hanh points out (and I'm paraphrasing) that the past has informed this very moment in time and this present moment creates the future. It's possible to heal the past by choosing love, understanding and peace today, right this very minute. In so doing, we transform beautifully into the future. Ahhh, I'm looking forward to practicing diligence with you guys in the coming month of January.*
I have found the single most successful tool for keeping me on track is community. Please consider diving even deeper by joining Lake Tahoe Mindfulness Community upstairs in the Lotus Room every Wednesday morning from 7:30a-8:30a (we meet diligently:). It's a blessing to have a group of people devoted to living beautifully. Love you each to the moon and back and wishing you and your loved ones a blessed 2016!
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