Current Inspiration

Savor

Today is Wednesday, which means it’s time for the Inspirational word of the week.

Savor (noun) 1. a distinctive quality 2. the power to excite or interest  (verb) 1. flavor 2. to perceive with enjoyment 3. to give oneself over to the pleasure of.

(for my friend G-man……synonym to sapid )

As I finished writing my last post, I noticed the overwhelming feeling of being rushed.

That’s one of my biggest faults, rushing….Rushing to get my responsibilities done……hurrying to get to someplace on time….even rushing thru my blog posts because I’m afraid I’m not going to be able to get to spend time with my darling husband and wonderful son. Instead of being fully present, a lot of times, my head is already 10 steps ahead of where I should be and I miss out on the total experience.

So this week, I’m going to start trying to do things differently. Instead of worrying about everything that still needs to be done and beating myself up with it, I’m going to focus on savoring the moment and appreciating my family and my friends.

I’ll start with trying to be mindful of my thoughts and actions.

Gretchen Rubin has talked about mindfulness on her Happiness Project blog. She writes “I’m trying to stay more deeply in the present moment, to savor the seasons and this time of life, to stay focused on NOW rather than constantly fret about the future.”

This is exactly what I’m looking for!

Even when I get distracted…..

I know I can come back to what I was doing, but it takes focus

This very blog post has been a practice in focus!

I’ve had problems with the website and had to re-write it three times so far! AAAaaarrrrrggghhhh!!

Honestly, it’s been very frustrating.

Even now, as I try to finish writing this post, my dog went missing and it’s garbage day.  I had to go out and call and call to get her back home. As I saw her running home, a lady in a white car drove down the street and informed me that my dog keeps getting into her garbage every week. Great.

Which brings me to……see, now the cat won’t leave me alone.  And Blake is working on charging a battery and some alarm keeps going off!!  AAaarrrgh!!

The Universe has an incredible sense of humor!

I think the lesson here is to practice getting back on track.

Last night Blake and I watched the Meaning of life by Monty Python. I absolutely loved it!  Especially this part…

“Energy has a spiritual source….Souls must be brought into existence by guided self-observation….Souls don’t develop because people become distracted by everyday life…”

And so, my friendly blog reader, I can try to stay mindful of my souls journey into full existence by savoring the important moments of life.

Therein lies the meaning of life.

Just like savoring a piece of candy, life’s specialness is in it’s impermanence.

Wow!  Cool, huh!!?

I’m so thrilled to know I can share these deep thoughts with you, my friendly blog reader!

By the way, I’m going to try something new in 2011. Instead of writing the Inspirational word of the week, I’m going to focus on writing about the different parts of my analogy called, You Are the Boat. Next week, I’ll start with the ships wheel, which is the heart. Every week after, I’ll go through the different parts of it until we get to the island, which is curiosity!

I’m curious to see how it all comes out!

But for now……As we savor these last few days of 2010, I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here and for sharing your energy with me. Your attention, your ‘specialness‘ is truly appreciated!!!

xoxoxoxoxo

Pam

p.s. Here’s a little smile for you to take with you into the new year!!! xoxoxoxoo

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