“Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
Tonight, I took a moment to collect myself. I don’t feel scattered or anything, but I do feel very excited about where I am in life. My home is inside me. It’s not really something that can be taken away. I built it myself, bone by bone. I walked around with rage, fear, and insecurities for a long time. Now I have the discipline to put those things down and exchange them for joy, gratitude, and curiosity. Some days, I’m just so hungry for life that I want to do it all at once.
It did take a mentor. It did take my husband’s stability. It did take writing with people who were once strangers. I didn’t do it all alone, but I did build my home, and I love it here, inside me.
Did you take a moment to be mindful today?
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