Awakening in Time

With the close-down, our options multiply. We don’t have to push through—

but also when we are defining tasks, containing the time we spend on them, and structuring them so we can work with them more easily.

This is what I call satisfaction practice. We focus on what we have, rather than what we lack, what we’ve done rather than what we need to do. We give our accomplishments weight, even if they seem puny at first, for, like a snowball rolling downhill, our accomplishments gather bulk and momentum as we focus on them.

ask for time to think it over so we can establish a clearer connection

When the rhythms around us aren’t anywhere near our own, and when they’re loud, insistent, or pervasive, we can easily abandon our own rhythms.

During the heartbeat challenge, participants often lock onto a heartbeat rhythm that’s close to theirs.

It takes practice to recognize the fruits of our efforts.

put the next step trigger-note on top, and move the project to the side.

The teacher recommended limiting my reach to as far as my least able limb could go.

The boundary helps us make appropriate distinctions between Me and Not Me, and so helps us remember who we are.