Public Gratitude Journal

tome el sol en la mañana

After a decade of daily meditation practice, with recent life upheavel stopped for almost two months.

I've always been fiercely independent, and depending on others has been my 'what's worst that could happen'. This morning I suddenly woke up feeling grateful that I depend on so many people every single day - for food, energy, clothes, houses, work, etc. It made me realise that the only way I could be truly independent if I was the only person on the planet. So this dependence means both human connection and human ability to be smart by doing what you can do best and relying on others to do the same.

The beautiful weather...that my family in Texas have weathered the weather well...that my 94 y.o. mother in Texas is just fine, thank you...

I feel humbled to have been able to spend 4 days in nature. No people, no noise, no alarm clock, no to-do-list, no devices, nowhere to be, no-one to be accountable to......only to be present and show up in the now. It reminded me how difficult it is to be present in the present but I feel grateful that I am aware that I have a lot of work ahead of me before I truly am able to be present in the now. The first step is the awareness.