your daily rock : embrace what is

January 1, 2014 in Daily Rock, General

Goodness, it’s a whole new year.

Funny how that happens, that change of one page of the calendar and we feel that life begins again.

It’s beautiful, that. And yet, every single day, we turn that calendar page. So we can start anew any time.

Today, embrace what is.

That doesn’t mean you can’t have aspirations for what will be, or what might be. It’s a both/and equation, not either/or.

You can embrace what is and still hope for more.

You can embrace what is and still want to change.

You can embrace what is and in so doing, be fully present in the now.

And that, my friends, is what mindfulness is all about.

May 2014 be a mindful year for you, full of love, laughter, and meaning.

Love,

(These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.