I like to practice mindfulness in my daily life. I just observe everything that comes into my awareness and how I react to it. It is actually a mind and heart opening practice and has shown me that we really do create our own reality. That isn’t to say that I don’t get triggered or get embroiled in emotions. We all do – it is part of being human. But usually I can stay above it all and observe myself in the situation, thus coming out of it very quickly.

Recently though, that wasn’t the case and it ended in a fender bender! And all over a box of blackberries! You see, I had gone to the store to get blackberries for my grandson who was visiting and saw they had a special deal, organic blackberries, two for one!  But when I got back home, one of the boxes had mold.

So off I went, back to the store, this time in a state of rushing as his friends would soon be arriving. The fender bender happened as I pulled out of my parking spot to get home, still in my state of rushing.  Fortunately, the damage was minimal but it still needed repair work. The blackberries certainly turned out to be expensive!

The next day while in the car, I saw a sign, “Lee’s Health Heart Institute.” Later I wondered, so why did that come into my awareness? Then I realized it had to do with the blackberries, that the rushing came from not being in my heart.

I know we often equate being in our hearts as experiencing Love, care, compassion, etc.  But it also means being aware, being an observer, being present, which is actually having Love for ourselves!  Well, I am certainly going to keep that thought in my awareness!

Blackberries anyone? They are quite delicious! 😋

💕 Love,  Lee