Unplug Me, Please

Almost everything will work if you unplug it for a few minutes, then plug it back in.

Husband

Keeping life simple. This is not my strongest trait but it is my Siddhi (Dharmic gift to The Collective) so it’s in me somewhere, smooshed between all my books on healing and notes on meditation, squashed among all my journals. But seriously… I have been on a journey of allowing SIMPLICITY to flourish in my life.

Simplicity: easy, straightforward, plain, clear.

Today, I have been intentional to stay in the moment because I do want to experience Peace. I know it is my destiny to say, “I live a life of simplicity. I cultivate a daily practice of clarity, ease, letting go of complexity, anxiety, competition… and this feels so good in my body. Peace-full. Dis-ease free. Whole and healthy. Quiet.”

My Gigi FurButt is a pro at this… nothing riles her up. No questions bang around in the deep end, keeping her up at night. She lives in the moment, full of joy and wonder and gratitude. At least, I’m assuming that wagging tail is a great big “thank you, mama!”

Receiving whatever the moment is offering, she carries an energy of curiosity, compassion – she is very patient with me and on my crying days, won’t leave my side – and, yes, simplicity.

Same dog food every day. Same schedule day in and day out. Few surprises. Seldom any visitors. We trek the same three paths for our poopy-peepee walks.

Nary a complaint from her. With an eagerness and a very uncomplicated countenance, she eases us into the next moment, the next step along the road, keeping her ears open for the birds’ songs or Bunbun’s puffy tail to tease her over by TallTree.

She’s teaching me a lot.

• Stay. In. This. Moment.
• Unplug.
• Go belly-up on the couch and take a quick snooze.
• Look out the window at the squirrels. They’re fascinating and bark-worthy!
• Eat peanut butter. Lots and lots of peanut butter makes the belly happy.

Relax. It’s only a game.

Thich Nhat Hanh

When I first began this intentional SIMPLICITY journey, my body would rage against my slower pace, my quietness, my sitting on the couch (without even a book in hand!) No phone, no music playing, no distractions…

My mind would whisper, “how can I only be sitting here? only breathing, only contemplating a poem, only bringing awareness to my feelings, chakras, organs, only praying?” The anxiety was deep and wide… the ONLY was heavy in my body.

Only: as little as, sole, solitary, unique.

But… with practice and time, patience and self compassion, I am learning. I am allowing. And today, I have manifested a very ONLY day… quiet, solitary, slow, unique indeed. Simple.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Lao Tzu

I too am a part of nature and so it’s good for me to slow down, settle in, unplug… and later, or maybe not til tomorrow, I’ll plug back in.

Today has been Gia-approved. Me-approved too.

Here is a short practice that you can do right now to cultivate intentional mind-body connection for the purpose of cultivating simplicity:

Find a comfortable place to sit or lie down. Breathe deeply through your nose and out your mouth three times. Feel the breath enter through your nostrils and tickle your nose-hairs. Can you feel the breath finds its way down into your belly? Allow your belly to fill up like a balloon. Notice if there is any tension in your body as your hold the breath… and then allow that tension to be released as you exhale fully. Hold onto this word deeply into your heart: simplify.

Perhaps you would consider journaling about what SIMPLICITY and living a more simple life looks like for you. What one thing can you start to do today that would open up your heart and allow simplicity to flow? What one thing are you hanging onto that you can let go of to SIMPLIFY your energies and your daily life?

Edgy, joyful, pondering…

Lisa

Modern Mystic & Life Coach

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