SAVOR EVERY MOMENT

If life were a bowl of sweet, fresh-picked, wild August blueberries, I'd be shoveling great big handfuls in my pie hole and not worrying about my fingers, lips, or teeth getting stained.

 

If life were a swimming pool, I'd be floating on my back, a Styrofoam "noodle" under my knees, with shades on, just watching clouds roll by. I might even be humming.  Savoring Every Moment Is a Game Changer for Us

Were we to go to lunch or dinner together, I'd probably do my best to engage you in a conversation about self-connection--because that's what's on my mind of late. You know, the kind of connection where you really are where you are.

 

Try a little experiment before you begin writing next time...

• Set yourself up in front of your pad of paper or computer screen, as if you were going to begin right away. But don't.
• Plant your feet on the ground, resting your hands comfortably--there should be no strain on the body.
• Close your eyes.
• Sense your body seated there. What's going on for you?
• With a reminder word or phrase the equivalent of "I'm connecting NOW" simply get present to what is, no more and no less.
• Hold the reality of your body and your feelings lightly. It's not the goal right now to change them or even to understand their origins.
• Decide to remain connected and be genuine in what comes next.

You can do this awareness mini-practice at intervals, when you notice your focus waning, when you have reached a point of transition, such as a new paragraph or section, or if you feel any anxiety because you don't know the next "right thing" to include in your writing.

Try This Mini-Practice at Intervals, When You Reach a Point of Transition, or If You Don't Know the Next "Right Thing" to Include in Your Writing.

 

I was doing this during phone conversations with friends and clients today, as well as while editing a manuscript, and I not only did I feel more relaxed and happy, but I was able to quickly determine when I was pushing or being false. It didn't take me long to shift gears and drop down. All it took was a breath and subtle internal acknowledgment of sensing the connection slip.

 

Send me an email and tell me if you get any results with this mini-practice.