Take Time for an Awe-SOME December

When was the last time you sat for a few minutes and simply relaxed?

When was the last time you came out of your busy, mental frenzy and noticed the incredible, miraculous nature of the World around you?

When was the last time you tuned in to your breath, noticing that your body keeps functioning even without you paying it attention?

When was the last time you sat outside and felt the subtle breeze on your skin, the sun warming your body and the wonderful support the ground below you offers you all day, every day?

Too often our whole world happens in our little tiny mind.  We allow ourselves to become overwhelmed and zoned in only to the frantic mental stories of achievement, striving for success or striving for acceptance and love from those around us.

We constantly create "fight or flight" chemicals in our body living in fear, insecurity or worry that we are just not far enough along.

How is that working for us?  For me, when I used to live that way, I really didn't feel well.  I pushed myself to points of physical exhaustion.  I was mentally overwhelmed and running at high speed all the time.

Life is designed to be a miraculous experience.  Divine Grace is present all around if we take even a moment to get out of our thinking and pay attention to the World around us.

Become mindful.  Engage all of your senses right now.  Sit for a moment.  Take some deep breaths.  Notice your body from head to toe.  Tune in to this body that is supporting you all day, every day as you journey for life.  Your heart beats.  Feel it.  Your blood flows through your veins.  Connect to the sensations.  Your skin allows you the gift of connection and touch with other beings.  You are a living miracle, aren't you?

Now, feel the ground beneath you.  Notice that the planet keeps orbiting without you paying it an ounce of attention.  Galaxies stay in synch as you venture through your day.  The sun rose again today, offering you light, warmth...have you stopped to feel the sun on your skin and give thanks for the miracle of the Universe in which you exist?

What if all day, throughout the day, you took a few minutes to NOTICE the incredible gifts Life is offering you all the time?  What if you put aside the mental stories of "needing to achieve", "needing to prove yourself", "needing to make an impact", "comparing yourself to everyone around you"...what if you decided to give your brain a break?  And, then instead, make a conscious, regular choice to tune in, with all of your senses, and fully enjoy the incredible gift of life within you and all around you.

Awe...opens the door to Faith.  When you begin to realize all that is being done on your behalf--worlds turning, body breathing automatically--you begin to see that there is a much greater picture, one that is compassionate and actively seeking your highest good.  Why not take time to feel the awe of all of this?

When you tune into awe, you are opening up your creativity.  You are knocking on the door of joy.  You are creating needed pathways in your brain and body so you can stimulate good, natural chemical reactions that will allow you to FEEL BETTER.

Stepping back to take notice of all of this rejuvenates the spirit and will allow you a needed re-fill of your energy tank.

Will you give this a try this week?
Will you find a friend who might be interested in doing this with you and commit together to using the month of December to feel AWE-SOME together?

Just 5 minutes a day of this kind of present moment awareness may shift your life in ways you can't yet fully comprehend.  Clearly, it is worth a try.

Sitting in Awe every day with you,

Patricia Omoqui, The Thought Dr.
www.patriciaomoqui.com