You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.
~Jan Glidewell
~Jan Glidewell
A print of this Diego Rivera painting, Nude with Calla Lilies, hangs on a wall at home as a symbol, and reminder, of being present. If I hold on to the past, I would be turned away from the present; just as I'd be if I only grappled toward the future. My present, is the gift.
I am also learning that how I feel in the present, determines the quality of my gift. If the memory of a past event or a pleasant wish for the future makes me feel joyful in the present, all the better.
Now and then, I'll pull out my EmWave to make sure that what I think I'm feeling is being translated throughout my physical body. The most elegant yoga practice in the world cannot serve the cells within a body held in fear or anger as effectively as one that is coherent.
As I observe the woman, on her knees and embracing a basket full of flowers, I'm reminded of all that I have within my reach. The more that I'm willing to accept and allow into my life and the wider I open my arms...the more life rushes in to fill the space. But I must be present to win!
I am also learning that how I feel in the present, determines the quality of my gift. If the memory of a past event or a pleasant wish for the future makes me feel joyful in the present, all the better.
Now and then, I'll pull out my EmWave to make sure that what I think I'm feeling is being translated throughout my physical body. The most elegant yoga practice in the world cannot serve the cells within a body held in fear or anger as effectively as one that is coherent.
As I observe the woman, on her knees and embracing a basket full of flowers, I'm reminded of all that I have within my reach. The more that I'm willing to accept and allow into my life and the wider I open my arms...the more life rushes in to fill the space. But I must be present to win!
"Nude with Calla Lilies" by Diego Rivera, Global Galleries