Keep Making It Simpler

Let go of a mindset of scarcity, cultivate awe and wonder and integrate mindfulness practice and results. Take a moment to appreciate being alive, of simply being, nothing to do or achieve. Take a three minute reflective reset with Marc.

Transcript

Starting by noticing what it's like to be sitting here right now.

Just noticing what is it like to be alive.

Simply being with the body,

With the breath,

With your thoughts,

With your feelings.

Keeping it simple.

Our lives can be described as sitting down and getting up.

Often we don't value the importance of sitting down,

The importance of not doing,

Of just being quiet and still.

Nothing to gain,

Nothing to do,

Nothing to achieve.

Meditation is like hitting the reset button,

A chance to start over,

A chance to return to zero.

Or another metaphor for meditation is that it's like taking out all of the furniture in your house,

Clearing everything away,

Then carefully,

Slowly deciding what to bring back in.

So let's do that as much as possible,

Emptying with each exhale,

Letting go of anything extra,

Letting go of anything unnecessary.

Just being here,

Breathing,

Curious,

Open,

Kind.

One of my favorite quotes is by Wendell Berry,

Fifth generation Kentucky farmer and writer,

Who said,

Be joyful though you've considered all the facts.

Joy is simple.

If you'd like,

You might experiment with a half smile,

Slightly moving the edges of your lips upward,

Just a slight touch of a smile.

See what happens.

How does a half smile influence what you're feeling right now?

Making it simple,

Noticing the body,

Noticing the breath,

Emptying with each exhale.

And then whenever you're ready,

Coming back,

Back to the room.

Reviews

So restful. Have used this many times. It helps so much. Deeply, deeply grateful. Thank you.

Powerful metaphor, wonderful sentiment on joy. Thank you

Marc, you touched upon something I need to keep touching upon in my life now. Much Gratitude.

Great for a quick restart and grounding! One to come back to. 🙏

This was so lovely and effective. Thank you very much.
Namaste

Thank you. This was great. I just wish it was a little longer.

so wonderful!!! thank you for sharing this with us all... namaste my friend

I'm grateful humble thankful a Christian Actor singer with Courage kindness and a Purpose to help others Amen and so it is

Thank you This was straightforward and so helpful. Just what I needed. 🙏

Very nice and soothing reminder to simply slow down!

Yes, Simple is better! But the conclusion is frightening—is there a limit?

So wonderful. So calming. So simple and so useful and I want to repeat it many days.

Great short break! Got me ready to move from one activity to the next, creating a nice space.

Perfect for this moment. Love the Wendell Berry quote.

perfect for fitting in a small moment before starting a busy day

Short but powerful. It's setting up my day , thankful and joyful for being alive.

Simplest way to start your day with joy in your heart 😊

Lovely reminder for keeping it simple. Gorgeous way to start my day.

Great! Love the quote.

I really liked this way of helping to feel joy.