Hidden in Ordinary Moments

""In life. there are no ordinary moments."

Kathleen Magee

Life is rich with experience or opportunities just waiting for a person to pay attention.  Each moment  is like a verb waiting to be activated.  Enhanced thoughts float through the air hoping to be snatched and expanded.  

A simple dream streams an unfolding story perfect for an author's script.  While driving, a glimpse out of the window captures a second of inspiration to carry a loitering idea into reality.  While standing in a long line, bits and pieces of a conversation are over heard and somehow supplies information we didn't know we had been waiting for.

If our minds are over loaded there is not a lot of room for new thought.  If our minds are stagnant,  stimulating ideas may be too overwhelming to pursue.  It is possible, however, to adjust our perspective to anticipate and embrace the gift hidden in ordinary moments.  There can be a nurturing pause, a glimpse of a bird chasing a butterfly, or a returning memory of a tender moment.  If we find our selves to be sullen, perhaps it is time to explore moments before they pass by!

Moment Moving Forward

 

 

Emile Nolde

(1938-1945)

 

 

The DAILY OM by Madisyn Taylor consistently offers inspiration and opportunities to expand through on-line classes by guest teachers.  As I read through her pages, there is always something that greets me in an eager way. 

 

The DAILY OM offers an on-line class by Sadie Nordini (21 Day Yoga Body) which I found to be interesting. As an individual who journals on a regular basis, I found her list for self-exploration to be very provoking:

 



Excuses for why you can't do your transformative work today
Truths you believe that cause you stress, anxiety and limitation
Ways of seeing your experiences that promote lack, not abundance
Allowing other people's needs to come before your own
Stories you're sticking to that make you the victim of your life instead of the master

 

I find the above list to be the very basics of self-sabotage.  They are the verbage of ego and not the true self.  They are statements of fear we each must step through in order to initiate heart felt change with positive results. 

 

Whether we pursue yoga, swimming, walking, dieting, etc ... it is our basic attitude that will determine our success.  We must remove limiting thoughts and self-destructive images in order to accomplish transformation.  Be gentle with the inner and external self, taking baby steps in each moment moving forward.