If you're anything like me you have been working on your practice of mindfulness for some time now and you are making great progress. And if you're anything like me you don't always give yourself the credit you deserve for the progress you have made. However, those moments of clarity that we find are the fruits of our desires and the results of the practice we have engaged in. Even though we are searching for continual growth, don't forget to deeply appreciate those moments that you do find that peace and don't forget to appreciate the person that you have become today. Those moments of mindfulness are exactly what you have been looking for! That is where the gold is. Smile wide in those moments. You have found it and you deserve it.
Coming from times where it seemed that something other than my true self was in control, it seems that I have made great progress as I reflect a little and I might not always notice that. At some point in my journey, there was a time when a force of necessary natural healing was sparked and the concentration of energy on my mind reduced dramatically and the concentration of energy was directed more towards other deeper areas in my body and existence. To even have that happen is a very fortunate thing as not everyone is so lucky. Almost certainly, you are in that same boat and that is awesome! Let those moments of clarity soak in and let the perpetual new person that you are constantly becoming to stretch far and wide and reach new heights. The fact that that is even happening is HUGE and there is not a time where that ever needs to stop.
I suppose this topic came to me as I travel through Southeast Asia and at some points have actually been really busy bouncing around to different countries and neglecting my meditation practice at some points (except for my mediation session in Malaysia where I couldn't stop smiling at how awesome the moment was!). So maybe I was a little hard on myself for not engaging more, but that was quickly replaced with some quite time--although brief--yesterday. Well, now I just need to set aside the time to more often engage today as well. So after this post I will take off and find a quite place to breathe. Problem solved!
I guess that I should very grateful to have made it to the point that I need to carve out that space for myself and for my practice. I suppose that is what I have been looking for all along and it only keeps getting better. If there is something that I want to do, I just need to do it. Simple. The same applies for you. Just do not forget to appreciate who you have become and those peaceful moments you find because that is what you have been looking for.
So, now go do something you love to do and keep doing it more and more, whatever it may be.
Smile more. Laugh more. Sing more. Dance more. Run more. Meditate more. Love more. Climb a mountain and SCREAM.
Good day to all!
