From the heart of Grace M. Smith
Today I chose to be present to sensations and sounds. I closed my eyes and could hear birds, in the trees, the wind from the fan. I can feel my heart beat in my fingertips, in a way I can hear the vibration of the heart beat in my hands through my body. When I was a child I used to see if I could hear the directional change of wind in the trees.
I often wonder how much of life I truly miss, sometimes I think I am present, and then I discover a whole new aspect of the miracle we live in, some detail, a whole new world I never noticed before.
What new world within the one you know well have you noticed this week?
What tiny miracles have you discovered in your own body or in nature?
Priorities
A co-worker brought in an old movie from home that she’d thought I’d enjoy. For two weeks, it sat on my coffee table. While interested, it just wasn’t a priority for me. And as more days passed, I began to feel a sense of urgency to watch it – to ...
Dr. Kevorkian
Dr. Jack Kevorkian was released earlier this month, having spent eight years in jail at a cost in excess of four hundred thousand dollars for helping people who wanted to die to be able to do so with surety and dignity. I wonder if the agreement that was reached before ...
Gestures
My brother and I attended a Chicago Cubs baseball game a few weeks ago and part of the fun was watching the interaction between the players in the outfield and the fans sitting in the bleachers. Sometimes after the inning warm up, the left-fielder would throw a ball into the ...
Reminders
We transported my daughter's horse 1600 miles. When we walked into the boarding stable, relaxing music was playing as well as messages on the tack board, stall assignment, feed schedule that spoke to sharing and being loving kindness. Does it take a reminder to be aware of the grace and ...
Who Has the Power?
As a society, we consistently speak as if we can teach, motivate, inspire, educate and empower other people. I wonder what it will take for us to understand that we can do none of these things? ...
Posted on August 7, 2016, 6:00 pm By The Boothby Institute
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