“You must be completely awake in the present to enjoy the tea.
Only in the awareness of the present, can your hands feel the pleasant warmth of the cup.
Only in the present, can you savor the aroma, taste the sweetness, appreciate the delicacy.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
What can you do to center yourself in the present moment today?
Imagine yourself on a mountaintop, the world spread out before you, above you only the heavens. Release to the sky that which you’re holding inside you that is holding you back.
What do you wish to release into the sky?
“We pray because we are here–not to change the world, but to change ourselves. Because it is when we change ourselves that the world is changed.”
-Douglas Wood, “Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth”
What is the prayer within you today? What is the prayer you say simply because you are here?
The third Sunday in Advent invites us to feel joy, knowing that goodness will be possible in the future. The joys we share with others are magnified.
What brings you joy today? How can you share that joy?
Seek out a place that is calm today. Carve it out of the hectic and the busy if you need to. Spend as much time there as you are able to. Breathe deeply, and take the calmness into you.
How do you find calm amidst the frenzy of your life?
