Happy Thanksgiving!
Someone just reminded me about being present in a lovely note I received. As I was reading it there were thoughts in "the back of my mind" about the blog article I wanted to write, the sauerkraut I cultured last week that is ready to put into jars, the dishes and remaining pots and pans from the Ginger-Blu natural sodas I made last night, an appointment, getting the laundry done, having breakfast, making a decision about Thanksgiving, just to name a few. I noticed that I was not fully present. (You think?)
All responses to the internal question, what do I need to do today? How many "to do"s are on your list for the day? And how often does the list interfere with just "being present" in the action of the moment, in the now. How often does internal criticism take you off to someone else's reality, rather than your own? What else keeps you from being present?
Thanksgiving can be a time when the focus is on gratitude and thanks giving to those around us and to the Earth that sustains us in so many ways. What about being Thankful for this moment, right now! For the feel of my fingers on the smooth hard keys of my laptop, for the laptop, for the thoughts that flow and are so enriched when I am just present -- not off changing clothes and mentally going down the street on an errand.
How are you celebrating? Are you cooking? That's a question I've been aware of over and over this holiday. I used to have these open TG dinners at my home with 20 or 25 folks. I had huge shoppinig lists and a time line -- at least in my head. One of my favorite things was getting up early on Wednesday -- hitting the grocery store at 5 or 6 a.m. All the produce was freshly restocked - greens, yellows, reds, oranges of the season beckoning, enticing, exciting my senses. I was present in the process, and now I can revisit it, be present with it again. I am grateful for those times. And, I'm grateful for right now.
I stray from my point. Are you focusing on the "to do's" to the extent that this moment is escaping never to be available again? My thought is get present with the process -- not the end result. Enjoy the shopping, the other folks -- yes, even if they are stressed, cranky, hasseled, etc. Enjoy the time in the kitchen, chopping, mixing, baking, etc. Even enjoy the tiredness that might be a result of all your efforts. Enjoy what you are creating in each moment, and enjoy those around you that are a part of it. Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy!
In this moment, in this time in my life there is so much more joy, so much more presence. The critical voices in my head are mostly quiet, and almost never hounding or distracting. I am grateful to Reference Point Therapy for that. Never have I known such peace. I worked with many processes, modalities, attempting to get that quiet internal space -- not in meditation -- but as I am in the process of my life. And so it is that this Thanksgiving, my heart is full of gratitude for the power of RPT, for the tool that is always at my fingertips and for the friends who have learned RPT as well and can assist when the distracting pattern of the moment is too deep for me to get to without help. Grateful too for the clients, and students who come to enjoy the results and learn the techniques (next Level 1 class December 4, 5 in Pasadena.)
What are you grateful for? Stop right now, in this moment and just be present with whatever is in your life right NOW! If you are feeling resistance, distraction, scatteredness -- Call me: 818-590-0062 to learn how RPT can assist in allowing you to be more fully who you are.
Happy Thanksgiving -- Enjoy NOW!
