Be With Today
HOPE BY BETH KURLAND, PHD
Call me eccentric, the woman who has started talking to the sun, the oak trees and pines and cherry blossoms and robins and other winged friends. The one who lived in this house for so many years running here and there that she couldn’t have told you which direction to look to see the sun rise —and now it has become the one constant thing even when it appears the solid ground on which we stood has taken us for a ride, the kind that tosses and twists and makes your stomach drop in not the good way, but in fear.
And yet, here it is with certainty beyond any betting folks Another sunrise, the daffodils pushing their blooms forth for all to see, a yellow contrast to the green buds and blades of grass that have come back to life.
This heart is still beating (after more than 516,000 hours!) as if it knows what to do without an instruction manual or Youtube video or AI assisted technology. For goodness’ sake, as if it knows with a kind of wisdom that says YES.
Just this walk, up and down my street the eccentric lady whispering “thank you”, “thank you”remembering to not forget this time, to not forget today.
I find mindfulness meditation supports my intention to be with today....if only for a moment.
Mondays & Thursdays
12:15 – 12:45 pm
Room 407 @ Second Presbyterian Church
7700 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260
or
Zoom! - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83998337582
Meeting ID: 839 9833 7582 - Password: 672891
Join others in Mindfulness Meditation on Mondays and Thursdays at 12:15 pm. Brief discussion, followed by silent practice and concluding with observations, comments or wonderings. Take refuge in the present moment. Mindfulness Meditation is the opportunity to rest in Presence in a supportive environment with others. No experience, fee or registration is necessary.
P. Scott Sweet, LCSW, LCAC
Executive Director
CenterPoint Counseling