Dharma Reflection #3
Up close and personal, not sure where to go… Life goes by so fast I can barely keep up. I have dedicated much of my life’s energy to the work of being present for what is, yet I still find myself constantly looking forwards and backwards much of the time. I do believe that there is some benefit in engaging this part of my mind. I have found ongoing therapeutic value by a willingness to have a continued conversation with my past, alone and with others. By default, I find that this endeavor informs my present, and consequently, can cast of light of optimism on what lies ahead. This retrospective awareness appears to be a highly undervalued, or perhaps unmentioned practice in the current landscapes of Mindfulness practices and its…