10 Minute Break

Somedays when "it" feels all knotted up inside, I just have to stop what I am doing, breathe, stretch... while smiling.... the smile is very important.... and then remember again to stop. Stop thinking, stop worrying, stop problem solving, stop wondering what if, stop wishing if only.... just stop, smile, breathe and stretch!

And when that is over and "it" feels a little bit better, I remind myself to write.

Writing is the place where I can be myself without hearing anyone else. :-)

And it is a place where I realize just how much is going on inside my head and heart and soul. It is too busy in there.

Aw, the simple life. Would I have it, if someone handed it to me with a big red bow on it, or would I instead opt for this crazy, fast-paced, crowded schedule where it is hard to fit in that which I love the most? For perhaps the truth is that I do love busy-ness ----- or perhaps it is just such a habit that I am awkward and uncomfortable within my own serenity.

For these 10 minutes, I am alone at my keyboard with soft bell ringing music coming from my i-phone and the office desktop sitting on hold for just these 10 minutes. 10 minutes of being with myself and the God who created this me who is wound up just a bit too tight today.

Some of what is going on in the world is sad and scary. Some of what is going on in the world is the most beautiful. I prefer to concentrate on the beautiful, but the destruction weighs heavy on my heart.

My troubles seem small and trivial. My house still stands. My air is still clean enough to go outside, and the ocean is not at my feet in a place where it does not belong.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.

Peace come to me no matter what is going on around me.

I love you. Thank you. I am sorry. Please forgive me. I love you. Thank you. I am sorry. Please forgive me........ and on, and on, and on....... peace, perfect peace.

Namaste