* Inspiration – Life lessons

Quite so Val. You of course know more than most of us that even the very simplest things or actions can bring deep wisdom if observed attentively. For example, if we make a simple volition at the start of the day to exquisitely observe just one thing throughout the course of that day, it can be quite wondrous. Here is a good example that I use myself as a matter of habit:

Each time you go to turn a door handle, pay complete attention to the whole experience beginning with the moment that the volition arises to open the door. Then be acutely aware as the arm reaches out; notice the change in temperature and pressure as the palm and fingers wrap around the handle; notice the delicious sensation of the hand rotating and note how that echoes up through to the shoulder; observe how the axis of the shoulder moves in drawing the door towards you; note the slight change in air temperature as the door sucks air in or out of the room; note also the subtle sound of the door’s movement – and then just reflect for a second or two on what happened and how it felt.

The whole process only takes six or seven seconds, and yet it can feel almost miraculous in its perfection – incredibly sensual and deliciously so. It is hardly yoga I know Val, yet is a lovely way of setting up a mindfulness trigger and letting the wisdom of movement come into our mundane activities. It is the perfection that is occurring all the time whilst we ignore it in our obsessive thinking. H ❤

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