As best you can
try to bring full attention
to the sensations of the next 3 cycles of breathing
(c) Image by M. Lee Freedman
“When we begin to see clearly what we do, how we get hooked and swept away by old habits, our usual tendency is to use that as a reason to get discouraged, a reason to feel really bad about ourselves. Instead, we could realize how remarkable it is that we actually have the capacity to see ourselves honestly, and that doing this takes courage. It is moving in the direction of seeing our life as a teacher rather than as a burden. This involves, fundamentally, learning to stay present, but learning to stay with a sense of humor, learning to stay with loving-kindness towards ourselves and with the outer situation, learning to take joy in the magic ingredient of honest self-reflection.”
~ Pema Chödrön (excerpt from “Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears”)Wishing you a mindful day
Lee
M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)
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