11.16.16 Tough and tougher

     Sometimes the tougher thing that's happening, right on top of the already tough thing that's happening in our lives, recedes. 
     It settles. And then sometimes, the often bad habits we reengaged in begin to settle too.
     No longer so driven by distress or worry or anger, we recognize our opportunity that has been handed us. To settle back on down.
     To leave off eating or drinking or obsessing , starving ourselves from the goodness of healthy habits and awake aware looking around us in real time, engaging with others or the sunset or silence.
     We leave off castigating ourselves, off all the shaming and blaming that glues us to unhappiness and bad choices.
     Instead, we remember to be patient and kind.
     And to simply focus on doing once again that which works.
     Settling until we begin to feel the grace of the day.



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