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By: missbliss

missbliss — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:34:03 +0000

what a wonderfully stated reminder... I think of those small steps you described that led you to meeting your friend at the library book fair.

all of these things that keep us so busy are our steps in making our own beautiful life.

I don't like that overwhelmed feeling, either... sometimes after a really busy few days, it is enough for me to just putter and water my orchids, mindfully...

namaste, Dani

thanks for your work

By: missbliss

missbliss — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:34:03 +0000

By: radha

radha — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:18:33 +0000

Actually to be in the moment is a natural actvity of parasympatetic nervous system and there is no need to practice postures to achieve it, to live in the moment is something we do from our birth (like breathing). Some people just forget it with the time! So enjoy it!

By: kentalbert

kentalbert — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:39:54 +0000

A transformational moment in my life occurred listening to Eckart Tolle on "Speaking of Faith" on NPR. I had never heard him before, and in mid-stream he said something that made such clear sense to me, and yet seemed so different from anything I had heard before:
"Stress occurs when I am not fulling willing to accept living in the present moment".
With my tendency towards incessant thinking (my alcoholic mind, as they would say in AA) I decided I would find an exception to that statement.
I could not.
Stress was why I drank. Drinking gave me the illusion of happiness and comfort. Transient and counterfeit as it might be, it was the best solution I could manage, and I craved that place. Cut out the "middle man" alcohol, and meditative mindfulness now offers a direct sense of comfort. I have found my way "home".
The best way to feel happy is to be happy.
Until I learned to fully accept living in the present moment, I was sleepwalking through my life.