Essentially, meditation is the noble act of making friends with yourself. Breath by breath, moment by moment, you recover a sense of freshness, openness, and alertness. Through this practice, you cultivate a mind that is flexible and observant, a mind that knows how to remain present and receptive under all circumstances…the very definition of fearlessness. ~Susan Piver
It’s more helpful to stop trying to talk ourselves out of painful feelings or force our minds to stay focused on “the positive” and simply relax by letting our thoughts and feelings be exactly as they are. Over time, relaxing with your thoughts in this way significantly alters the way your mind works. ~Susan Piver
Today, on this day of rest, I will again practice gentleness, relaxing and softening into my thoughts and feelings, just as they are, the tenderness and the terror.
Open Space Practice, (AKA: A Thousand Shades of Gray) 