Mindfulness.  The practice of being in the moment, aware of and appreciating what you are doing in the moment, versus doing one thing while your mind races around other unrelated topics (and usually stirring up trouble!)

Slow down, you’re moving too fast, you’ve got to make the morning last, just kicking down the cobblestones, looking for fun and feelin’ groovy!

Wow, the image those lyrics bring to mind relaxes me immediately.

I realize that as life dumps stuff on me in a day or a week, my ability to be in the moment is oftentimes compromised as my mind replays conversations, problem analytics and worries over and over, accomplishing nothing except keeping me in an agitated state.

The dishes get done, the bed is made, the dog is walked, but all while my mind is going in circles about a million different things.

Slow down, you’re moving too fast….

Mindfulness.  

The ability to be focused on the immediate task at hand.  It is an age old practice of staying centered and calm and allowing your mind to be quiet. Gratefulness and appreciation for the immediate sensations of doing the dishes-the wonder of water, the amazement that water comes from the ocean right to your sink as you wash dishes that held the food that nourishes you that started out in a field somewhere tended by a stranger.

Connectedness.  Appreciation. Gratitude.

Today while I contemplated what to write for you, my mind was jumping from topic to topic.  I couldn’t decide. I followed some internet breadcrumbs and ended up at a site that had mindfulness gathas (short prayers).  As I read them my mind felt immediately calmer and I felt myself physically relax. And, a blog post was born so that I could share this with you.

Take a look at these short prayers and see how they could be very useful to you as you move through the day.

Washing Dishes                                         Going to Sleep
Each dish I wash                                        Falling asleep at last
Is my most cherished child                   I vow with all beings
Each moment contains                           To enjoy the dark and the silence
Boundless love                                            And rest in the vast unknown.

The mindfulness prayers:
https://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/buddhism/2004/02/gathas-for-mindfulness.aspx

And, listen to some Simon and Garfunkel today, you can never go wrong with them! https://youtu.be/So0ZrTwf8vI 

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