Archive for May, 2010
We have a little joke in my household whereby my husband takes the kids off for a while so that I can get some ‘serenity’. It came about originally from the movie ‘The Castle’ where Michael Caton’s character frequently states the Rhetorical Question, ‘How’s the serenity?’
I have adopted this little saying ever since and use it when I experience ‘Moments of Bliss’ (MOB). I take my MOB’s very seriously and try to create as many as I can, making a bubble bath with candles and incense and beautiful music, sitting in my spa overlooking our beautiful garden. Reading a book with my dog curled up at my feet. Walking in the bush enjoying the sunshine warming my body from the inside out. So many ways to create MOB’s but unfortunately most of us don’t do it often enough.
Time or lack of it being the biggest reason, but can I blow this excuse out of the water by saying that you don’t need time to find yourself, you just have to go deeper into the present moment. By this I’m becoming conscious of what you are doing and really becoming aware of your body and your emotions.
MOB’s are more than taking time out for myself, it’s actually when I am fully present in the NOW moment. Our highest frequency is presence so when we are 100% present, having given up all resistance of the situation then we are fully alive.
To be able to create that feeling in your everyday life is truly a gift we should all give ourselves. To stop, breath and find ourselves again or reconnect to our soul is what ‘being in the NOW’ is all about yet all too often we make excuses for not practicing it.
Start with this present moment. Take everything in. Feel, see, smell and hear everything around you. Take note of your body, any tension or pain or restlessness. Breathe deep and feel your lungs expand. How are you feeling emotionally? Happy or sad. What are your energy levels like, Tired or lethargic? It’s important here not to judge anything. Nothing is good or bad, it just is. We are not judging ourselves; we are just bringing attention the ISness of the moment. We are in acceptance of what is and by doing so we have the timeliness of the NOW!
You have just experienced a moment of Bliss, where just for a moment you invited presence into your life without interpreting it. You were just ‘being’ and that is what ‘being in the NOW’ is all about.
I now invite you to take in all the ‘serenity moments’ and create more ‘moments of bliss’ in your life.