Can I accept this moment exactly as it is?
Really taking a moment to stop and breathe, amidst thoughts and feelings and sensations in my body …
Can I accept this moment exactly as it is?
Inherently, what I am really asking:
Can I accept myself in this moment exactly as I am?
It’s not something I answer with a literal yes or a no. I lean into it with a breath, a release, a letting go.
My new practice is to ask it again and again as I move about my day, as I sense the familiar habit of judging, labeling, and pushing against, creeping back in. It’s not that old habits die hard; it’s that new ones need nourishment to take root and thrive. Mindful, compassionate awareness is that nourishment.
Can I accept this moment exactly as it is?
