Monday Meditation

“Wherever our attention is, that is where we are. Our attention, our awareness, breathes life into that which it rests upon. Place your attention on something, and it grows in your life. Take your attention away from something, and it fades away....Work, money, worry, shopping, exercise, lip balm, Twinkies - the list is endless. None of these items have power in themselves; their power is derived from the power of our attention.”

~ from Meditations from the Mat by Rolf Gates

Disarm Yourself

We cannot change the world by a new plan,

project, or idea. We cannot even change

other people by our convictions, stories,

advice and proposals, but we can offer a

space where people are encouraged to

disarm themselves, lay aside their

occupations and preoccupations and listen

with attention and care to the voices

speaking in their own center.

- Henri Nouwen

Peace and blessings on this chilly Friday night.

xoxo Bets