Surrender to the Embrace of Now!

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Trying to maintain stillness only leads to more diffuse agitation. Rather than seeking it, it is wise to allow stillness to reveal itself as a non-state of being, a loving and accepting Home we never enter or leave.

What do you notice!!!!

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Keshav Howe

19 responses to “Surrender to the Embrace of Now!”

  1. Bear

    Life with a cat is so much different than life with a dog. While dogs, imho, offer unconditional love and lessons in forgiveness, cats offer lessons in presence and choices. First, like a teacher, when the student is ready, a cat will appear. Sometimes they appear the door or at the request of a neighbor. It’s a choice and if you choose to accept, the lessons begin. Not a standard 9-5, as the cat will decide what, when and how life lessons are taught. Notice, as the cat sits in the sun – resting in the warmth – an invitation to stop and recharge. Another lesson as Donna shared, a guest cat’s reminder to slow down while walking down the hall. One must walk following the cat’s pace. I think Keshav told the cat about the “Walk down a hallway” homework. We have shared space with several cats over the years. They just showed up, guess we were ready. One of them is a stray cat we call Maggie. She has lived outside for over ten years. She has accepted our food but resisted coming inside for the winter. It was years before she trusted us enough to come close and longer still before she let us pet her. One winter, she was so sick that I was able to scoop her up and get her to the vet. The vet prescribed an antibiotic. Did you ever try to get a cat to swallow a pill? Did I mention that she is completely deaf? She was terrified when I tried to help her take the medicine. While Maggie recovered, she lost her trust in people. For the last five years, she has been living outside, accepting our food and our company. We feed her several times a day, offered her a wider variety of food options. (Warmed cooked chicken – shredded, with broth, cheese and milk) We have learned to slow down around her, drop our expectations, open our hearts and offer a gentle pet. A month ago, she let us pet her. Maggie is now inside for the winter, insisting on head to tail petting, a clean litterbox and whatever is being served for dinner.

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