"Everyday life is the prayer.
How we conduct it, cherish it,
celebrate it, consecrate it."
How we conduct it, cherish it,
celebrate it, consecrate it."
~Sarah Ban Breathnach
Sometimes...its so easy to get covered in the dust of life. You know...the everyday routines and to-do lists, the mundane and routine aspects of living a life. A very long time ago when I lived in an ashram (I am going to get around to writing about that one of these days) ...we developed a practice of mindfulness. The practice was to be completely in the moment, no matter what you were doing...washing dishes, sweeping a floor or peeling potatoes. To become one with the action and..the Universe, really. Well...when I left the ashram, I still tried to carry pockets of that practice with me into my everyday life. It's difficult. Lately...I have been feeling that I need to get back to simplicity. Less...stuff. More...life. Tara's nursery is overflowing and...so much of my art stuff has found its way out of my studio and onto the kitchen table. Things are feeling messy and cluttered and ...way too much. I am hoping for some...simplicity so I can focus on the important stuff; loving and creating and sunshine and roses. That kinda' stuff.
