Fall in Love With Every Breath, Every Word, Every Action
Not long ago, after I finished my work for the day, I took a walk along the country road I live on. There are few people or cars on the road, I usually sing when I’m walking, and I don’t need to hold it in. I give myself over to it, I sing at volume, and I enjoy myself enormously.
Holding Back The River of Love
At any moment, on any day of your life, love is flowing through you like a river. It’s as automatic as breathing, and just like you may sometimes hold your breath without realizing it, it’s likely you hold back that flow of love without knowing you’re doing it.
I Feel Younger Today Than I Ever Have
Fifty years ago, when I was in my early twenties, I remember going for a hike in the hills above U.C. Berkeley. The trails up into those hills are very steep, so I was surprised when I met an old man on the trail (he was about the age I am now). He had a sense of sheer aliveness that I wasn’t used to seeing in people his age. We got to talking, and I still remember the conversation.
Why Are We Always Seeking and Resisting?
Two activities take up huge pieces of our lives, and both of them can easily fly under the radar of our conscious attention. The activities are seeking and resisting. Any time you dislike or resent what you’re doing, or the experience you’re having, you’re in resistance. And the strangest thing of all is what you’re resisting: life itself, life as it is.