Hello Dear Wayers -
Today is Christmas Eve, the Holy Night when Jesus born. The Christian story is the angels appeared to the shepherds, signs directed the Magi, and a babe was born in a humble manger.
Watching The Chosen brings Jesus’ life to visual reality. Learning through stories is how Jesus taught his disciples and followers. He shared a new way of seeing the world - through the eyes of love.
What if we could live our lives that way? It’s a question that I try to answer in my quiet moments, before life intrudes with demands, obligations, and expectations. My morning practice always includes meditation, contemplation, and journaling to set the day on the best course.
How do You See the World?
Is it through the eyes of fear (your candidate lost the election, people are being killed around the world, the earth is dying, etc.) or through the eyes of love (everyone struggles but love prevails, look not on another’s behavior but to their divine essence, what someone says or does has nothing to do with me and everything to do with their internal conflicts, etc.)
When you remember you have a choice in every moment between love or fear, that makes you responsible for your experience. Your internal choice leads to what you experience.
Why not choose love?
Today, of all days, choose to be love. You will discover that it’s the small things in life that capture your attention. Rain drops glistening on a leaf; rays of sunlight filtered through the tree limbs; the smile of a stranger when you are kind. You will discover a reverence for the mundane, everyday details that embrace you when you pause to notice.
Listen to this Meditation for 9 Minutes
No one can experience the everyday miracles of your life - only you can do that. One way is to listen to a guided meditation about that very topic. As you sink into the bliss of the moment, feel your heart and soul expand beyond your limited, human perception.
Sarah Blondin is one of the most popular teachers on Insight Timer. The following meditation has been listened to more than 876,000 times! (Please create a free account on Insight Timer and follow me too).
Find a quiet place and use headphones. Listen with your heart as your mind settles. Use this time to be still, present, and loved.
Reverence for the Everyday: Cherish Your Existence
Please share your experience in the comments below. My hope is that you felt the love that is in everything that surrounds us in time and space, if we stop for a moment and allow it to be our experience.
May this presence carry you through the holidays.
Love & Light,
Kathryn
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