Step out of auto-pilot mode
and into this present moment
with 3 mindful breaths
image by M. Lee Freedman
Present or Being a Mensch
It takes a light touch,
a readiness to back off,
or at least not to clench.
It takes a willingness not to do,
just to be present,
just to attend at the birth of each moment.
It takes breathing and sitting and waiting
without resentment, without judgement
of all that is, including of you.
It takes acceptance of being,
without passivity,
without need for action,
though acting when needed.
It takes nothing of you
and all that you are;
no time at all
and the whole of your life.
It is the polishing of no mirror at all,
the seeker dissolving back into the seeking.
By Linda Mace-Michalik
Enjoy the fruits of being present today
Please read if you are new to receiving Mindfulness Practice Daily Reminders
As many of us have experienced, mindfulness is pretty simple, but not so easy and remembering to practice mindful awareness can be quite challenging.
These daily reminders are intended to help us remember our intention to practice present moment awareness through formal and informal mindfulness practice.
Opening a reminder email represents a decision to pause, step out of automatic pilot mode and into the here and now by intentionally bringing attention to the sensations of three breaths. Then proceed with your day.
You may choose to treat this as an experiment by noticing if and how this brief pause impacts on the next moments of your day.
The second part of the reminder email consists of a quote, poem, image, link to article and/or link to short video relevant to the practice of mindfulness. The images included in the emails have all been created from my mindfulness practice with a camera.
I suggest consciously choosing whether you have the time and/or the interest in reading/watching anything further, rather than automatically clicking on the link. In this way you are practicing bringing mindful awareness practice into conscious decision making and action.
Please feel free to share these reminders with others who may be interested. If you know anyone who would like to be included in the list of recipients of the reminders, please ask them to email me directly.
Please let me know if you would like to remove your name from the email list at any time.
Sincerely,
Lee
M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C)
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