Hello,
How was your Christmas? Kwanzaa? Hannukah? and any other holidays you celebrate this week. (Please forgive me if I missed any holidays, I am only human and am not perfect:-). Can you believe that there are only 5 days left of 2021!? Speaking of surprises and time passing we actually did get a dusting of snow here in the northwest and I was all ready and dressed to take my oldest to work when low and behold several inches of snow surprised us overnight and …you all know how I feel about driving in snow, right?! So, this mama bear was not going anywhere soon. LOL!
Are you looking forward to the new year? Right now, it is obviously cold, and we indeed got our white Christmas, as I mentioned before but now it is time for reflection and all that you have accomplished this year and looking forward to 2022. This last 2021 newsletter will include articles about renewal, refresh, newness…you get the drift and looking to a new beginning (there will be more newsletters in the new year don’t you worry; -).
We of course are still in a pandemic but now we know…. or at least are trying to get back to normalcy and are getting better at it but it will take some time. In the meantime, create more time for yourself, especially mentally and emotionally. It has been a roller coaster ride for everybody. Some have fared better than others, but some have not recovered. I am still grateful and thankful for the little things, like having a roof over my head, food to eat, and staying safe in these crazy times. Count your blessings and remember that tomorrow is not always promised and to cherish your family, loved ones and close friends near and far.
Have a Happy New Year with your family and stay safe.
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Living on Purpose: One Rock at a Time
I just got back from Colorado where I spent a week relaxing, re-energizing and revisiting the key values in my life. The lodge where I stayed is called Peaceful Valley, and it has a chapel on the premises. I’ve been to Peaceful Valley and to this chapel many times over the years. The chapel is at the end of a steep ten-minute hike, which has become a ritual for me. The view at the top — a part of the Rocky Mountain range — is breathtaking.
On the way down one morning I was in a hurry and going too fast for the terrain. I nearly fell. There were lots of rocks, and it was easy to hit a wobbly one and slip.
I slowed down, took a deep breath, and placed my foot down purposefully on the next rock, and then the next. I soon sped up and had to slow myself down again.
I decided that even if I was late, I would place each foot consciously every time I took a step. It took a lot for me to do this. But it turned out to be an amazing centering and meditative practice. One rock at a time — that’s all I chose to think about. And I was suddenly more aware of everything — the sound of the wind, the chattering of birds and squirrels, and the light of the early morning sun on the golden aspens.
I thought: I could do this more often. Be here now. Feel the touch of my foot on the rock. Feel the steering wheel as I drive. BE at the stop light, instead of minutes or hours ahead at the destination. Hear the birds outside my office window.
I begin to think that multi-tasking is overrated. The really hard thing is to be fully present in one place at a time.
How aware are you of this moment? Does life seem to speed up so much that you miss some of the most important parts? Take a moment right now and breathe. Count to 5 on the inhale and count 5 again on the exhale. Take the time. It’s now that you’re alive, not yesterday and not tomorrow. Now.
“Centering is the art of being fully alive. And wherever the art of centering is practiced, things change dramatically.”
Tom Crum, “Journey to Center”
~Until Next time Take Care of Yourself and each other.
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