Mindfulness

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
~ Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are ~

Yesterday was meditation. Think of that as the workout. You set time aside, sit down, breathe, and center yourself.

Mindfulness is the muscle you use the rest of the day.

Not on a cushion. In the grocery line. In traffic. In the middle of a conversation you’d rather not be having. You bring yourself into the moment…and you don’t grab on to it. Whatever shows up, you feel it. You’re in it. You let it do what it does.

The waves keep coming. Some are small. Some knock you flat. You’ll wipe out now and then…everybody does. Get back on the board.

The Dude 🐸

Thought for the Day
Meditation is the workout. Mindfulness is the muscle. Use it today.

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