Be Still
“Be Still.”
“Hmmm, what should I call this new blend? And I’ll need to make labels, do I even have any of that size left….”
“Be Still.”
“Ahhh, yes breathe, thank you… Oh, I can’t forget to call Brian and see which classroom I am in this weekend. How am I going to begin this new class? I need to mix it up a bit, create a new intro…”
“Be Still.”
“Okay. Yes, I know…don’t force it, be still, just listen, yes I will… That’s it, I can use that 50 pounds of turbinado sugar to make Christmas cookies with. That’s a lot of cookies though. I won’t need that many. What else could I use it for? I guess I could always give it away….”
“Be Still.”
“I forgot… okay, let’s begin again and be still. This is me breathing - in and out…ahhh…I wonder what time it is, I still have to post - what am I going to write about? Oh, and go to Kinko’s to check on pricing. Darn it I forgot to stop at the post office. Maybe I can swing by on the way home from picking up the kids - oh that’s right, I’m not picking up the kids today, it’s not my day….”
“Be Still.
“Alright. I know. Focus. Use your eagle sense…Be still and listen. Pay attention. Stop wandering. O.k. I’m ready now…here’s me taking a big breath in - ahhhhh.”
“Be Still. (We can do this all day.)”
“No, it’s okay, I am here now, I am present, see, I’m breathing…”
“Be Still and Listen, Before You Take Any Action.”
“Yes, thank you, this is good, just breathe, observe, listen - I can do that.”
“It’s the most important step.”

November 11th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
the most important step and the hardest… I find meditating in groups to be easier, in fact it is the only time I’ve had success. I recently took a meditation class that had me concentrate on the word rising as I took in breath and falling as I let it out; I was told when my mind wandered not to get upset with myself, just gently bring my attention back to my breath. Keep up the effort, it will come.
November 14th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Thanks for reminding us. Some days my mind is flowing in different direction. Breathe and Be still. Focus…….
Going with the flow of the universe, makes a different.
Be yourself * Love yourself * Heal yourself