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Right outside our dining room window a tree has sprouted and grown. It has fine fern-like leaves, a semi-weeping habit and pink pompoms which flower all year round. Every morning at breakfast with my husband, we watch the honeyeaters feasting on the pompoms, so light in their movements as they flit from one delicate branch to another, until they have finished their breakfast. Watching the honeyeaters makes me reflect, "How do I eat my breakfast? How am I with food?"
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I am more aware now when I am hurrying to eat as I will get an uncomfortable feeling in my chest which calls for me to slow down and enjoy each mouthful. The birds seem to send a message about being light and focused. The honeyeaters know when they have had enough and fly off to do their day’s work.
After breakfast on the days when I am at home, I love the simple rituals of making the bed, folding washing, cleaning and dusting, watering the garden, drawing or writing.
It is the beginning of winter now, and I enjoy changing the menu to include warming soups, slow cooked curries and casseroles, garnished with some fresh herbs from my herb garden. I haven’t always enjoyed these rituals in the way I do now. Is it because I have more time, or that I am growing older?
Meditation
Some years ago I learned the Gentle Breath Meditation® as taught by Serge Benhayon. I had learned various meditation techniques over the years but this was different. This simple meditation does not promise enlightenment or bliss. In the five to ten minutes that it takes to breath gently, I come back to feeling my still centre, my essence.
I realise that with more consistency, this practice flows into more of my movements and activities throughout the day. For example when I am out walking, I feel my feet and the rhythm of my gait, feeling the temperature of the air, appreciation for myself, my body, and for life. Walking has become a meditation.
Taking time to incorporate meditation into my weekly rhythm has changed my life in many subtle and beautiful ways.
Not feeling anxious or rushed, not reacting in difficult situations like I used to, I am actually doing more in my day in a more harmonious, quiet and loving way. I enjoy my own company when alone. The old excuse ‘I haven’t got time’ has gone from my mind. Time is no longer the enemy.
I am learning new things, about technology, and connecting and communicating with people from around the world, contributing and sharing projects that inspire. Life has purpose, and each day is an opportunity to express, listen, feel, observe, learn and play. There are challenges and difficulties too, as I learn and discipline myself to observe and not absorb, to not take things personally, or worry about others, or think that I need to find solutions.
Relationships with others are so much more joyful when there is no comparison or judgment happening. When I am not feeling well, I no longer see my body as a burden, but look deeper into what needs to be looked at and felt, and I rest when I need to.
Meditation has supported me to develop a more loving relationship with myself, with others, with my body and my daily life – you might like to visit this beautiful meditation "Restructuring with The Gentle Breath Meditation."
With these words from Serge Benhayon “There is no perfection, only learning”, I am reminded of the magic of God messages from the honeyeaters – “Look at the way we move, so light and delicate, everything we need is provided. Movement is the key.”
Bernadette C., Australia
After breakfast on the days when I am at home, I love the simple rituals of making the bed, folding washing, cleaning and dusting, watering the garden, drawing or writing.
It is the beginning of winter now, and I enjoy changing the menu to include warming soups, slow cooked curries and casseroles, garnished with some fresh herbs from my herb garden. I haven’t always enjoyed these rituals in the way I do now. Is it because I have more time, or that I am growing older?
Meditation
Some years ago I learned the Gentle Breath Meditation® as taught by Serge Benhayon. I had learned various meditation techniques over the years but this was different. This simple meditation does not promise enlightenment or bliss. In the five to ten minutes that it takes to breath gently, I come back to feeling my still centre, my essence.
I realise that with more consistency, this practice flows into more of my movements and activities throughout the day. For example when I am out walking, I feel my feet and the rhythm of my gait, feeling the temperature of the air, appreciation for myself, my body, and for life. Walking has become a meditation.
Taking time to incorporate meditation into my weekly rhythm has changed my life in many subtle and beautiful ways.
Not feeling anxious or rushed, not reacting in difficult situations like I used to, I am actually doing more in my day in a more harmonious, quiet and loving way. I enjoy my own company when alone. The old excuse ‘I haven’t got time’ has gone from my mind. Time is no longer the enemy.
I am learning new things, about technology, and connecting and communicating with people from around the world, contributing and sharing projects that inspire. Life has purpose, and each day is an opportunity to express, listen, feel, observe, learn and play. There are challenges and difficulties too, as I learn and discipline myself to observe and not absorb, to not take things personally, or worry about others, or think that I need to find solutions.
Relationships with others are so much more joyful when there is no comparison or judgment happening. When I am not feeling well, I no longer see my body as a burden, but look deeper into what needs to be looked at and felt, and I rest when I need to.
Meditation has supported me to develop a more loving relationship with myself, with others, with my body and my daily life – you might like to visit this beautiful meditation "Restructuring with The Gentle Breath Meditation."
With these words from Serge Benhayon “There is no perfection, only learning”, I am reminded of the magic of God messages from the honeyeaters – “Look at the way we move, so light and delicate, everything we need is provided. Movement is the key.”
Bernadette C., Australia