Summer is moving slowly into Fall in this part of the world. The shimmering heat is giving way to the hint of coolness on the breeze. Routines are beginning again as children pack their lunches, load their backpacks and head off to school today. My office goes back to regular hours and another program year is starting.
This summer has been one filled with lots of travel, new adventures, interesting invitations and experiences that will sustain me for a lifetime. I move into this new rhythm of the year changed in outlook and commitment. Instead of dreading the rush of activity and the onslaught of requests I am moving into these days trying on some new ways of being to see if they fit. I am experimenting in creating a life that I choose, rather than simply responding to what happens around me.
So often in the midst of the dailiness of our lives, we forget we have choices. We forget that we can shape our lives, soften the edges, shore up the foundations. It doesn't require that we leave our lives to do something completely different in a different city with different people. It does require that we pay attention to ourselves; our emotions, our spirit, our bodies. Being present to any or all of those pieces may not be easy. Some practice is usually required. But as we tune into our being we become more conscious of what choices are available and how simply choosing to do one small thing differently causes change to happen.
I am convinced as I read, talk with people and look around the world that the most profound action we can take in order to step fully into our lives is to pay attention. This fall is an invitation to pay attention to my being so I can achieve the peace and change that I so deeply desire.
Children are not the only ones starting school today!
This summer has been one filled with lots of travel, new adventures, interesting invitations and experiences that will sustain me for a lifetime. I move into this new rhythm of the year changed in outlook and commitment. Instead of dreading the rush of activity and the onslaught of requests I am moving into these days trying on some new ways of being to see if they fit. I am experimenting in creating a life that I choose, rather than simply responding to what happens around me.
So often in the midst of the dailiness of our lives, we forget we have choices. We forget that we can shape our lives, soften the edges, shore up the foundations. It doesn't require that we leave our lives to do something completely different in a different city with different people. It does require that we pay attention to ourselves; our emotions, our spirit, our bodies. Being present to any or all of those pieces may not be easy. Some practice is usually required. But as we tune into our being we become more conscious of what choices are available and how simply choosing to do one small thing differently causes change to happen.
I am convinced as I read, talk with people and look around the world that the most profound action we can take in order to step fully into our lives is to pay attention. This fall is an invitation to pay attention to my being so I can achieve the peace and change that I so deeply desire.
Children are not the only ones starting school today!
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