There is nothing quite like those first few moments of the day.
While the rest of the world (and the rest of the house!) is still tucked away in sleep, I find my quiet corner, settle in with my first cup of coffee, and simply watch. And today, I was treated to a true masterpiece.
The map of living is a tricky draft;
You’ll meet the moment where the path is split.
The towering obstacle—the sudden shaft—
Is not a sign to fail, or cause to quit.
Don’t get upset when it rains after a long drought… be thankful the roses have water and go dance in it!
Thoughts are what make us who we are on the inside. They are what shape us, mould us to be the person the world sees.
Even if we do try to hide behind “things”… it usually doesn’t work in the long run.
So. Do we really want those thoughts to be bad?
What can we really control in our lives?
We can’t control other people’s thoughts or actions, we can’t control how they act towards us… What they do or do not do… If they keep their promises to us.
Put simply, mindfulness is as simple as becoming aware of your here and now experience, both internally and in the external world around you. It gives you a space in the present moment to be able to more safely deal with the distressing and painful memories of things that might have happened to you in the past. It also allows you to look at and plan for the future, even when you might have fearful thoughts about things that haven’t yet happened, from a secure position of knowing that you are in the present moment. In fact, we are never NOT in the present moment – we just lose track of that fact quite often.
The Art of Stupidity 