Monday, May 11, 2009

A forgotten find.

While I was rummaging through my car trunk the other day, cleaning things out a bit, I found a book that I had picked up at the thrift store, and forgotten about. I took it to the lake with me today.

There's something so relaxing about sitting by the lake, reading, with only the sound of the waves and birdsong for background music. One of my favorite summer pastimes.

Anyway, this book couldn't have shown up at a better time. It's titled "Wherever You Go, There You Are. Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life." by Jon Kabat-Zinn. The first lines in the introduction blew me away.

"Guess what? When it comes right down to it, wherever yo go, there you are. Whatever you wind up doing, that's what you've wound up doing. Whatever you are thinking right nowm, that's what's on your mind. Whatever has happened to you, it has already happened. The important question is, who are you going to handle it? In other words, "Now what?" "

"In every moment, we find ourselves at the crossroad of here and now." ....

And it goes on to explain what mindfulness is, and how meditation helps to be more aware of that here and now.

This has just become my main lakeside reading material for the start of the summer. Ill be practicing the mindfulness meditations, as well. I'm really looking forward to getting into this book. It's another one of those cosmic smacks on the forehead for me. Have book and notebook, will travel....

~Namaste~

2 comments:

  1. I love those sentiments! Wherever you go, there you are...priceless. (Hugs)Indigo

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  2. It sounds like a good book with a good message, Leigh. Anything that can get us to live completely in the present and embrace it is sure a healthy thing. db

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