Are you merely plugging along on autopilot, living non-intentionally? Or are you aware of this gift every time you inhale and exhale?
As we breathe in, we are receiving life....but if you aren't present to notice, then you aren't living. We are human beings, not human havings or human doings.
Gina Benkendorf
Someone once said if you ask a fish what water is they cannot tell you. Water is to fish as being is to human. The only difference here is that we have to mindfully BE on purpose. It actually takes no effort on your part. It's acually a matter of letting go.
If you are stuck in the past or worried about the future you are unable to enjoy what you actually have -- the now.
Check out author Eckhart Tolle's, "A New Earth." There are just over 200 pages of the awakening of living in the now, which he believes is our purpose. There are so many sapient quotes, books and tools to inspire you to be fully present.
On Mondays we wish our life away looking out for that long week. Wednesday approaches and we lighten up thinking it's almost the weekend. Friday comes and there is so much enthusiasm for the next 2 days ahead.
Then it's Monday all over again.
It's no wonder we forget things. We are in the middle a simple act, or a simple conversation in the here and now, and our minds are someplace else.
Do you ever notice that voice in your head that says , "Wow that was a short week, I can't believe it's already Monday AGAIN!" You may have heard that, statistically, most heart attacks happen on Sunday night. I wonder how many of them were dreading the week ahead.
This life is a gift, the only one you get. So be in the moment, look for inspiration around you. My uncle was on vacation once and he got us pressing the center of our foreheads with our index finger to remind us to be in the moment. It was fun -- like a reset button.
What will bring you back to being human?
A Southern belle who has found her place amid the bustle of our area, Gina G. Benkendorf helps others obtain " prashanti" -- supreme peace. Her yoga instruction emphasizes not only flexibility and balance but also the ability to breathe, releasing the natural chemicals that can take you somewhere without noisy helicopters, incessant deadlines or backed-up arteries -- whether you're talking River Road or your body. Besides working as a local and non-local Specialized Yoga Instructor at At East Coast Fitness (Edgewater), Shiva Shanti (Rutherford), Kids Yoga (Weehawken), and Prana Yoga Studio (Denville), Gina welcomes private clients. You can contact her at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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