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| The Mystery within... |
I have been wrestling with a financial scare these past few
months. It’s the kind of worry
that comes with a sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach and concern for the
future. Through frugal and
thoughtful living I have generally felt financially secure—a feeling I now have
hope will return. But there is
grace in this current uncertainty.
It comes with a sense of deep empathy for the many who experience the
insecurity of inadequate food, shelter, and access to medical care. I am now aware of deep gratitude for my
new knee, relative good health, house and car. How easy it becomes to take these blessings for granted. And my mental mettle is being
challenged and exercised as I work to solve my problem. I am also experiencing genuine kindness from
others who offered helpful facts and advice. Sharing their knowledge and concern makes me want to be truly
helpful to another someday. So who
needs trouble? I think we all do
to some degree to grow our empathy, realize gratitude for what we have,
exercise our brain in working to problem solve, and be a benefactor of genuine
kindness.
At yoga this morning, where I go the stretch and soften my
stress, I half seriously asked if we could work on memory. I was astounded at the eloquent mini
lecture our wise instructor gave as we worked to both soften and strengthen our
bodies. He relayed four things we
can do to help our memory:
1. Exercise our
large motor muscles—such as in bicycling.
Exercise our fine motor muscles—such as in keyboarding, or playing a
musical instrument, or even computer games.
2. Mobilize heartfelt love and compassion.
3. Have concern
and empathy for the other.
4. Do deep
diaphragmatic breathing to oxygenate our tissues and brain and potentially
connect us to our Energy Source.
I’ve had my share of past troubles. Where I would be without them?
What if we all had a good mix of trouble and help to work
through our problems, grow gratitude, empathy and kindness and work on our memory too?
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