Getting in the picture. Being fully present in your experiences

 Good Mawning!

Getting in the picture...

The irony of sharing with others about getting in the picture means... getting in the picture myself LOL. Which also means BEING in the moments I am living and not just doing them and then looking back on my day wondering what all was accomplished.

It's presence! It's YOUR presence in YOUR moments that you are physically in! And then bring your mind and spirit along for the ride. That is KEY!

So many give over their body to the expectation of physical presence and are not there in thought, mind, and spirit. And this has created many problems in the mental health world with numbers that are rising on the crisis side of health than we imagined.

So, let's bring it back to you...being IN the moment of the picture. You being present in WHOLENESS and tasting, feeling, sensing, witnessing, AND participating in YOUR experience.

It's the simple things that make it work.

Taking a simple moment and picking ONE sense. (I'm picking smell) Breathe in and notice.... (I'm smelling the lingering aroma of "fire pit") And choose to make a factual observation... (we burned would in our fire pit last night) And now I am making an adjective based statement in my head...(It was a sunny, warm, and friendly outdoor gathering with a handful of friends) I'm noticing the the emotions around it and the smile on my face, and the subtle nod of my head.

Now to do that with all your moments ... enjoy each experience. I journal and count my wins which is often a roll call for the moments and things I did throughout the day. Yesterday was a full day of making each of those moments count.

How about you? This is not a comparison and technically I am "talking" to the voice in your head that is the "reader"...and that gets to be the observer . What things did you do yesterday (or even think and feel or smell and taste) that you can recall from the "picture" of your life you lived yesterday?

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The power of the side by side conversation...

 Good mawning!

The power of the side by side conversation...

I did let the content of the conversation fade... After I picked him up (later than HE expected me to, on time for what I said I would ), we enjoyed a deep, heartfelt conversation.

I should have taken notes.

I think I say that almost every time we have a one on one conversation together. It always feels like the sun-bathed pictures, but with me at his feet....basking in his perspective.

This time I can honestly say, I don't recall what he said, but for SURE I know what it was that I felt. I felt a sense of peace, feeling that he will be alright.

Honestly, I don't always have that feeling. With the joyful ups and downs of being a teen and especially from his experience, there are times that swing a little too far for my own comfort as a mother. But after our little chat, with a bit of my humour and humility tossed in (I do remember that I mocked someone for being overdressed for the weather and not even a minute later a blizzard blows in LOL... and only in that park space too . Weirdest thing!), I knew he would continue to grow wise. He will apply mindfully what he learns and ponders.

It made me realize as well how many conversations that I have where it's not a side by side sharing. It's not in appreciation or with the heart of gleaning, but from the "seat" of schooling the other.

And then it draws me back to the moments where the "mind chatter" used to talk OVER me. How do you "talk" or speak with yourself? What is that internal relationship and ongoing conversation sounding like? Do you celebrate and glean from your insights and thoughts? Or are you putting off the "good" thoughts in your head with dismissal, doubt and a dominating "overwriter"?

Perhaps we could have more side by side conversations WITH ourselves as we grow on this journey and let that trickle over into our physical, one-on-one conversations with others.

This week I plan to take notes

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