tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045868099099625216.post7937936285972963408..comments2014-05-15T08:30:39.989-04:00Comments on life elsewhere: Woman of the FutureMartin05http://www.blogger.com/profile/01356828382646155766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045868099099625216.post-42639125356189248702012-10-14T22:50:39.230-04:002012-10-14T22:50:39.230-04:00I was going to reply but I've been too busy! H...I was going to reply but I've been too busy! How sad is that? I have, however, been thinking about this blog since I read it and reflecting about how this reality has impacted my life and the small ways I may be starting to address the business. More on that later. Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103596256767616511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045868099099625216.post-23868462607957353922012-10-13T07:24:19.390-04:002012-10-13T07:24:19.390-04:00Thanks for your reply Laura. I was hoping I'd ...Thanks for your reply Laura. I was hoping I'd hear from you :)Martin05https://www.blogger.com/profile/01356828382646155766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045868099099625216.post-87471569206628988942012-10-12T08:47:24.696-04:002012-10-12T08:47:24.696-04:00Oh my beloved Sara. I hear you. We get so caught u...Oh my beloved Sara. I hear you. We get so caught up in a whirl of everything going on that it feels as if we're not living directly in the middle of our lives. I don't have the answer by any means, but here are some antidotes I'm trying to apply to my life. <br /><br />1. I've tried to look at the word "busy" as a curse word. I may feel crazed but I'm making a conscious effort to replace that word with slower, fuller words like "saunter, mosey, linger, savor." The words we use do have an impact on us, so even if I'm rushing off on errands I try to say "I'm off for a jaunt," <br /><br />2. You're so right that thinking about what's coming up takes us out of the present moment. And that's all we've really got. I remind myself, over and over, to be exactly where I am. Right in the traffic jam or standing at the sink. There are blessings right there when I look. <br /><br />3. One of the best ways I find to keep myself in the moment is getting out of my head entirely. Our culture teaches us at a young age to largely ignore sensory input, instead focusing on thoughts. But that's not the whole of ourselves, the whole person God made. So to stay in the moment and halt the "busy" mind I notice the water flowing over my hands as I wash dishes, or the light coming in the car window, or the way my aching neck is trying to tell the rest of me to stop slouching. I actually think your kids are the best tutors of this state of awareness: http://lauragraceweldon.com/2011/04/20/how-to-access-your-body%E2%80%99s-unique-%E2%80%9Cknowing%E2%80%9D/laura grace weldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275663710204362174noreply@blogger.com