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“Retire when the work is done; this is the way of heaven” - Lao Tzu

To know when enough is enough is the way. This is especially true when we tend to overdo; like shop for more than we need, continue to eat even though we are full, over exercise, overwork, oversleep, etc.
We already know, deep inside, that this is true even if we refuse to acknowledge this truth consciously. Putting this wisdom into practice can be done gradually, maybe with the way we eat, or work or exercise, etc. This comes with practicing mindfulness and being gentle with ourselves. by @selfreflectzen

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I have much, much learning to do to put this teaching, wisdom and essence into my daily interactions and life. by @selfreflectzen

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Doing my best is easier than not taking tomorrow for granted. Acknowledging the wisdom of knowing that the present moment is a gift, do I actually use my time wisely? The answer is still no. Maybe I do use it more wisely now than years before. My hope and practice aims at just letting go. I am still learning. by @selfreflectzen

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It’s a choice to practice mindfulness, be in the present moment and be completely absorbed in the moment. It’s also a choice or a habit to wait to be somewhere, or for the next thing to happen to be happy. I understand that if I pin my happiness on results that it will always evade me. Yet, if I continue to practice mindfulness and allow everything to just be, then I will learn to enjoy being in the journey. I understand the teaching but don’t always remember the practice. But I choose to practice because practicing feels like home. by @selfreflectzen

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Practice until it becomes your second nature or is it your nature when it comes to being mindful?
I find it easy to be completely absorbed in some things but not others. I have found that I tend to get so wrapped up with work that I am in my own universe. I found that same feeling when dancing or practicing (exercising) but not when I am walking or eating for instance. Sometimes I remember to be mindful of every bite I take before my mind takes me on a ride. I need to continue to practice. by @selfreflectzen

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Today I choose to be mindful. As much as possible I will do my best to be mindful when I am listening, walking, eating and drinking, etc. If my mind strays, I will bring myself to the present moment. by @selfreflectzen

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It takes one to experience Rum to know its magnifence.
The photo is of a few years back at Wadi Rum desert at a location where we were told was the film setting of "The Martian." by @selfreflectzen

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“Yoga is a light which once lit will never dim, the better your practice the brighter your flame.” - B.K.S. Iyengar by @selfreflectzen

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Dao continues: “by doing so, you also enter a world of extraordinary perceptions. You experience unimaginable things, receive thoughts and learning as if from nowhere, perceive things that could be classified as prescient.”

Meditation, self-reflection, being present and doing our best are what came to my mind when I read this quote and I find it beautiful. All teachings speak the same universal truth but each differently. by @selfreflectzen

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I am now comfortable with silence and actually seek it. This was not the case however when I was younger because I didn’t understand it. I never thought of it as a friend though, but it makes a lot of sense. Silence cannot betray one and therefore can indeed be construed as a true friend. by @selfreflectzen

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