Meeting Difficulties With Joy

Find your comfortable posture, whether sitting, standing, or lying down. Give yourself these few minutes to bring attention to your body and breath. When your mind wanders or worries arise, simply acknowledge them with a "thank you" and gently return to the present.

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So finding a comfortable posture for you for right now. And just notice, I can't, Most people leave their screens off. That's cool. But just notice if you've turned your screen off and you're not going to meditate. And see if you can find that joyful effort to actually come to your chair or your cushion or your couch and sit or stand and begin to pay attention and just give yourself these few minutes. It's just bringing the attention to the body first, The body sitting or standing, Or maybe you're lying down, Maybe driving, Checking in with how you're feeling right now, Bringing the attention to the breath. This is a really generous thing to do, To bring the attention to the breath or to sound if the breath doesn't feel like a safe place. And to invite the attention, Invite the mind to settle and just ride the waves of the breath or the waves of sound. And when the mind wanders or the to do list arises, Or there's restlessness in the body, Or rumination happens or any of the ways that the mind wants to do something other than settle. Any little knock on the nose, Or big one. Invitation to just say, Thank you. Okay, I see that. I see you. I see that. And then let it go. Maybe there's tightness in the body, Or worry, Or anger in the heart, Or mind. Invitation to just say, Thank you. I see you. And then come back to the breath. Maybe the attention is focused, Maybe it's scattered. Maybe the body feels good. Maybe there are aches and pains. Thank you for whatever is present. This practice that invites us to see what's present. And to say thank you for whatever is here.