I have invented the world I see. The lesson also says: "You can give it up as easily as you made it up. You will see it or not see it, as you wish." Sometimes I totally get this....and sometimes I don't. I don't believe that I can give it up as easily as I've made it up. Maybe by the end of this course I will have done that - that's kind of the point actually. I am practicing and working diligently at living life in a way that honors love. I am making progress. I certainly feel less fear and anger. I am more calm. I am able to detach more easily. I am more open and less critical.
In my studies this evening, I read about informal meditation. The concept of informal meditation is the ability to be mindful - the practice of mindfulness - at any time of the day or in any activity. An example of our impatience and even downright anger over life's delays, like heavy traffic causing us to be late or waiting in a long line. It's at those very times that it's important to take the opportunity to be mindful, to be present in the moment, to remember that this is our life - this very moment of waiting or delay is our life and we serve ourselves so much better by not wasting it on anger, frustration, and impatience. Instead we can choose to focus on our breath - celebrate the fact that we are breathing, list those things in our minds for which we are grateful, smile. Smiling always makes us feel better. Smiling, in fact, is an instant way to feel better. Practice smiling not just from your lips, smile with your eyes, feel your smile lighten your body from your eyebrows all the way to your toes.
The world I've invented looks so much brighter when I smile.
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