The Gift of Present Mindfulness
I want to share a couple thoughts about the gifts that the work of mindful living can bring.
First off, mindful presence (and what I have talked about throughout my course) acts as medicine for healing the wounds that need tending to AND as nourishment for a life that supports wellbeing, vitality, and engagement. So.. tools for when we are hurting and a lifestyle that strengthen our ability to be with hard and beautiful things that life inevitably brings. I want to be real, No, we’re not going to get all these pieces right all the time - and we certainly need grace for our ourselves in the process. But these factors matter and knowing the pieces can give us agency to create the change. I’m also willing to bet that you have more resources than realize.
Finally, a beautiful gift of mindfulness and mindful presence is its ability to connect us to our full selves. This path towards healing is also a path towards the core of ourselves. In this practice We get the opportunity to notice where we’re at, what we need, and who we are - in all of our wonderful imperfect humanness. I know that the pull to end suffering can be so strong and we can find ourselves desperately striving for change, but often that change is found in slowing down and tuning in to what is and who we are in it. May you be well on your brave journeys.