Remembering

Remembering: 

no, I'm not there yet, not quite, but drawing closer through my daily practice and it's now so much easier to let go of those still frequent encounters with the grievances of the ego. That's a big step actually, just noting my reactions and being able to relax, offering a gentle response instead of the rush of defensive anger. What I'm talking about here isn't really something that I've been mindful of, it's not a practice in the sense that I toil over my every interaction and try to reach a certain sense of peace.

my life is just more gentle now.

easier.

and my only real practice is simply being kind.

forgiving.

this has mostly happened on it's own, there's no technique offered, and so often it's still after the face that I remember to be kind. That's the practice, just remembering to remember, and not holding any judgement against myself for forgetting. Life gives infinite opportunities to be kind, and so my daily practice is in recognizing every encounter as holding the potential of a holy instant, an awakening, and falling deeply within the present state of love.

joyfully, this happens quite often now.

not through any effort.

it's gifted.

arriving exactly in the moment of my remembering...

to remember.

~

Love, Eric 

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