Re-Gain

It is a great time be thankful. Both my skin and prostrate cancer are in remission.  However, I am grieving since my 41 year old friend and next door neighbor died a few days ago. Recently I have trouble sleeping at night. I've learned a technique called "box breathing." At the exhale of my breath, I recite, "peace, love and joy." I also do that as I pause, after I inhale. It works! While death is inevitable experiencing grace, and wonder stimulates living.  Neither avoiding nor holding on too tight may I embrace the "now" as the journey.  May I be fearless, joyful and peaceful.  Fully enthusiastic may my heart be free and well! Since I will never know when my last breath will be why not then celebrate the rebirth of each in breath?  Not to be morbid yet fully fearless, awake, and accepting to whatever comes my way.  Otherwise my anxiety may escalate into greater fear and negative states of being. Facing my limited time here, and embracing ...

Finding the calm in the middle of the storm is the tenor of the times.  So centering is vital to best proceed. Finding my center is an exercise of being aware in every moment. Listening to my body is key.  Simple things like mindfully riding my bicycle or walking on ice requires hightened awareness. A few days ago I was cutting down an eighty year old oak. Like driving on the highway I am vigilant to safely perform daily tasks.  Centering requires a focused presence. As I expand this centered awareness it also welcomes a new level of well being.   Centering is about listening or “hereness” lessening my mind chatter. Such a simple practice of checking into my body senses grounds me. Centering what is present increases my vibrancy.  Experiment on centering by first getting yourself in a comfortable place. Watch how your lungs fill up with air and then how you exhale. How does the air touch your nose or mouth? Feel how your bottom connects with your chair or y...