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Where our treasure is, there our heart will be also. We can get so caught up in a swirling mind of what isn't working, what's not going well and despair in believing tomorrow will be just like today. We forget there is good present in our lives and we forget what that feels like. By pausing, by dwelling on the good, we can expand our experience of safety, hope, God and joy in our very lives without needing to change them. Grace & Peace.

There is a Love with us and within us now that will always last, love you and remain. May we allow our muscles and with practice our minds rest in trusting this love. It takes time, but is possible and true.

Often we forget that we don't have to go it alone and in fact we never were intended to. Even the very breath in our lungs is a reminder that we are cared for, chosen, sustained and supported by life and Love itself.

God's presence and a sense of peace is always present with us, all we need to do is bring it to mind and soak it in. Let these words speak to your heart, allow your mind and body to rest and allow yourself to notice God's presence and the grounding in your spirit more fully. Grace & Peace friends. This practice I first learned from Richard Rohr when I had the privilege of hearing him speak years ago.

We often resist our lives or circumstances, but doing so can keep us from loving where we are in life. May we lower our resistance and invite in the love that exist in this moment.

No matter who you are and what your mind has learned to think about yourself, you are ok, good, and enough. This you that you are today is exactly who God loves.

God's love is already present and holding and sustaining us. Through centering prayer, we pause and soak in this love allowing us to focus on the reality of God in and around us already. Grace & Peace friends. If this is a practice that resonated with you, there are a lot of great books on this topic. Richard Rohr and his Center for Action and Contemplation do a lot of work around this subject.

Our minds think all day long. But just because we think something doesn't make it true. Our feelings are real. Our experiences of our thoughts are real. But they may not be true. Let's come deeper beyond our thoughts to feel the peace that lies within.

No matter what we want and expect from the new year ahead, who we are as we are in this present moment is where God is and is all we need.

What we let our minds attend to changes our lives. Grace & Peace. If you'd like to learn more about how vital Attention is to our everyday lives, I recommend reading Curt Thompson's life changing book Anatomy of the Soul on the connections of brain science and our spirit: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Soul-Connections-Neuroscience-Relationships/dp/141433415X

Yoga, breath, prayer - these three things have the ability to heal our wounds, ground our spirit, and deepen our connections to ourselves, our God and our world. Frequent pauses devoted to mindfully integrating the body and mind, to realize the significance, compassion and sustenance hidden gently within our breath, and to realize the magnificence of the reality that we are held, known and surrounded by a Great Love has the ability to change our hearts, our minds, our muscle memory and in time the entire life we live. Join me in continual process of coming to know the safety, love, and grace already present in the life and body we live within. Grace, peace & hope, Rachel