2018.03.19 - Day 5

Today I focused not so much on the good or the bad but simply on all the things that were there and without which my breakfast wouldn't exist. The sun, the earth, the water. The existence of plants, animals and people. The work done by so many beings. This made me feel very grateful, and also better able than previous days to keep my mind on the breakfast while I was eating it.

I think I am starting to settle into my practice of intentional reading. The first few times, I kept looking at the clock to see when my 15 minutes were over so that I could move on to other things I needed to do. Today, I became more absorbed in the reading, and kept reading beyond the time I had initially set aside.

Restful and bright posts. :) Encouraging.

Here, contemplating interruptions, since there have been so many. Timers for pet medications and bells that I chose(!) to add to the mix. Yes, pauses. Grown people who call me mom. Their friends. Opening and closing of doors. Locking up of programs. Barks to take a walk. "Am I dreaming?"

In the middle and at the end of each the 3 breaths, suspension. If I get to three breaths, I always take more, more deeply. Sometimes Upper world inhale, lower world exhale. edited 23:10, 19 Mar 2018

A radio interview today with a new acquaintance: a journalist who happened to live on the same street as I for years. I was reading the paper he was working for, we had lots of friends in common, yet we never met until a few months ago. Breaking new ground with someone who sounds so familiar felt really strange. The interview went smoothly and we both had a great time.

Completing my daily 10,000 steps at night, I noticed the crescent of the new moon on the dark sky. Daffodils were on sale at the health store. Thought today was the Spring equinox, but I was wrong: it's tomorrow March 20th. edited 00:45, 20 Mar 2018

Had nothing on this day.
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