Mindfulness for those walks you’re taking.

by Jeanne Nangle | Mar 23, 2020 | Jeanne Nangle Blog

With all that is happening, I’ve decided to work on something I’ve been working on for YEARS … but I need a lot more practice.

So, now is the perfect time.

As Pema Chodron, Buddhist nun says, This moment is the perfect teacher.

This moment is the perfect teacher.

So, what am I working on?

Being present.

We’ve all heard about it.  It’s being present in the moment, so we can take in the moment fully.

I LOVE the idea of it … AND yet, it’s rather hard to do.

And totally worth it.

We can hear guidance.

There are TWO reasons why we want to be present or practice mindfulness right now:

First, In the present moment … we can hear guidance.  

We hear what we need to hear.

EVENTUALLY.

If you’ve been receiving my newsletter for some time, then you know I believe we ALL have a team in the spiritual world that is watching over us and helping us evolve and ultimately, fulfill our destiny.

Often this includes our loved ones who’ve passed.

Thankfully, I discovered this early on after my husband passed.

In the present moment … somehow A SPACE IS CREATED that invites in guidance.

Noticing the color of the sky and the sound of leaf blowers …

Whatever it is.

It’s the singular moment, and …. it’s right there.

Spirit seems to talk to us in these moments.

God, spirit or the universe … seems to talk to us in these moments.

And I love this so much I cannot begin to tell you.

So, when I walk each day I practice being present.  I do this by saying to myself: Look.  

I look around at all there is to look at and I focus on taking it in.

Yes, I get distracted and look at my phone to see what time it is:)

And yes, sometimes I get bored.

So, I notice this and say:  Look …

And I look again.

Then, a few moments later I say:  Listen.

Simply listen.

And I try for a couple minutes to listen to the sounds of whatever is happening around me.

I simply listen.

Now, I am NOT listening for a spiritual kind whispering or anything like that.  (Is there such a thing?)

Instead, I am listening to what is happening in the here and now.

From personal experience I can honestly say:  It is ten times easier to work through the gambit of human emotion … in the present moment.

The second reason to be present.

And the second reason why it’s totally worth it to be present is …

And please forgive me for stating the obvious, but in the present moment we AREN’T WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE OR PAST.

We’re just right there … a human being having a human moment.

In the present.

Later, when you least expect it.

And then later … when you least expect it, you get a flash of certainty … or extreme warmth and joy … or insight … or answers.

It comes out of nowhere … and it TOTALLY rocks.

I hope you’re doing well during this interesting time:)

#mindfulness