#678 Each Moment is Brand New & Unique - Is Your Response?

      Each moment presents an absolutely new, absolutely unique, never-to-be-repeated set of circumstances, to which we're asked to respond in an absolutely brand new unique open fashion. Can we be absolutely fresh, authentic & true to what is?

     Each moment holds incredible freedom of choice & creative potential, as long as we are the very energy of an alert, loving, spacious, open heart-mind. Can we be fully alive?

Fire juggler in front of the Basilica of the Sacre Coeur, Montmartre

#480 From Strong Emotions towards Equanimity

     The more we practice, the more we approach equanimity as the stable attitude in our lives. We may initially fear equanimity based on the incorrect assumption that we might lose our vitality or zest for life. However, remaining calm instead of rattled when life circumstances are unfavorable is a highly desirable sign of maturity (certainly not evidence of death). If wild mood swings were wonderful, antidepressants and anxiolytics would not be breaking sales records.

     See also: http://mindfulnessforeveryone.blogspot.ca/search?q=equanimity

Kreber   www.dpreview.com