Posts Tagged ‘present moment’
naturally present
Years ago, fresh off a small town bus, I was alone at a city crosswalk alongside dozens of strangers. I felt a collective impatience urging the “do not walk” signal to change. My impulse was to notice everything as if I had been enlisted to catalogue it. Sunlight reflecting off a bus windshield.…
Read Morethe red light of gratitude
I’m well-acquainted with the incredible physical and mental health benefits of gratitude. It’s a genuine game changer. So why do I ‘forget’ to do it? Same reason I ‘forget’ to drink enough water or to get up close and personal with my yoga mat. It’s one of those habits that is apparently not too…
Read Moredecaying gracefully
November. The birth-month of the colour grey. The dim season that reminds us, in cool hushed tones, that all things decay then pass. Because our seemingly fool-proof escape plan includes the perfect hibernation scenario, we forget. Surely we will be one of the ones who succeeds to see yet another spring. It will not happen…
Read Morethe matter of grey matter
The mighty mind. The brilliant brain. Where grey matter matters. Many of us view our minds as the essence of who we truly are. The ‘real’ us. Thereby relegating our bodies to the role of receptacles that house our ever-important thoughts, ideas, visions and brainwaves. Our minds are the mighty monster machines that leap moments…
Read Morepractice makes practice
I love puzzles. All kinds. Jigsaw, crossword, mazes, lateral-thinking brain teasers. Although, I do find the last ones a tad frustrating since I tend to be too much of a linear, sequential thinker to consider the myriad of potential solutions. Usually end up thinking “how did I not come up with that answer?” when I…
Read Morebreaking good
The calendar, the empty hallways and the locked school doors all tell me its time to rest and to take a much-needed, week-long break from teaching, supporting student learning and taking care of all sorts of never-ending administrivia. Even though I’m not rushing through a regular work week, I’m becoming more aware of how deep…
Read Morebe where you are
“I wish I was home already”. This was a vague, shadow of a thought I had while walking home from yoga class one day this summer. I was not having an off-day nor did I have anything pressing at home that needed my attention. In fact, I was the right in the middle of…
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