Let the Right Things In...

Stillness...

By teaching stillness we create moments

for our children to rebalance.

Stillness is a natural response

when we observe nature.

Silence falls upon us,

our breath slows,

and

our heart opens.

As we enter the frequency of nature,

we experience inner harmony.

These moments of stillness

become the pauses

within our children’s days

that allow them to momentarily reset

and once again find inner balance.

Stillness is a natural response

as we observe nature.

And for this reason,

the easiest and most natural way

to teach stillness

is by taking the time to observe

the natural world around us.

Take a moment

to think of how we find ourselves

completely still and quiet

as we watch a rabbit nibble

on a patch of grass.

As soon as the words,

‘Look over there!’ are uttered

in reference to some fauna or flora,

silence falls upon us.

We stop talking and look.

Not only does our mind become quiet,

but our body becomes still.

Why is this?

Is this simply old programming

that our modern world has not yet erased?

Or is it something deeper?

Have we awakened our primordial spirit

as we find ourselves once again

in tune with

the rhythms of the natural world?

- Ardel, K & Wilds, E. R., Teaching Mindfulness to Children & Teens, A Brighter Light in the World, 2011

Chromatics//Cherry

Osho//8 of Water//Letting Go

In this image of lotus leaves in the early morning, we can see in the rippling of the water that one drop has just fallen. It is a precious moment, and one that is full of poignancy. In surrendering to gravity and slipping off the leaf, the drop loses its previous identity and joins the vastness of the water below. We can imagine that it must have trembled before it fell, just on the edge between the known and the unknowable.

To choose this card is a recognition that something is finished, something is completing. Whatever it is--a job, a relationship, a home you have loved, anything that might have helped you to define who you are--it is time to let go of it, allowing any sadness but not trying to hold on. Something greater is awaiting you, new dimensions are there to be discovered. You are past the point of no return now, and gravity is doing its work. Go with it--it represents liberation.