To really be there while doing something – how does that work? I have been struggling with focus lately, doing something and already thinking about the next five steps or about what I said to someone the other day or or or… Not being there, in the moment, whatsoever. My mind was telling me all …
Category: Simple Things // Little Moments
There is almost no better feeling of suddenly fall into your body and being completely in the here and now. Some call it “being aware”, others “being present”, they all say the same. In a moment like that you can feel the whole surface of your skin, see all the colours, hear and smell what surrounds you. These moments are rare, precious. Like little memory gems that I personally want to keep as long as I can. How do you generate those gems? By doing simple things that you love to do. Like painting, knitting, writing, watering plants, reading, playing with children or animal companions… The list is endless and very personal.
So here are some that might inspire you to hold still the next time you find yourself totally in this present reality.
Rain
Rain. I love rain. Calming, soothing, cleansing, nourishing, flooding. I love listening to it, watching it. Falling on leaves, bending them down for a split second per drop; like high-fiving them; falling on stone, on soil, on water. For each material of destination it makes a different sound, forms a different pattern: on stone it …
Little Moments ~ 1
The following short text is the first of many moments in which I paused and enjoyed the here and now, being as aware as I could be. Like little time capsules that I can go back to and evoke the feeling of being totally present. Watering plants. Using a water hose. The sun is standing …
What if I was whole all this time {Poem}
What if I was whole all this time? All this time I though I was broken.Those pieces beautiful strokes of colour on my soul canvas. What if I was whole all this time? In moments of self-doubt and fear. Putting myself down under the weight of expectations. What if I was whole all this time? …
Awareness Exercise
Look at the inside of your left hand. Look at your five fingers, take time for each of them. See the lines, the valleys and mountains of your skin; are there any scars or spots? Which stories do they tell? Which stories do you want them to tell? Observe the length of each finger, each …
