Well it's not a surprise that I have not sent out a "Kate's thought for the Day" in a while. I was busy happily falling asleep. Funny how happiness will lull us to sleep if we are not mindful, if we are not rooted in a set of rituals that remind us of who and what we are. I have a pattern of allowing myself to get so cozy that I stop paying attention and I become lost somewhere under that warm blanket. Before I know it I am all twisted up in it, too hot and wanting to throw it off me - get some air. I have awoken this time, with a start yes, but also with a new clarity and eagerness to sharpen my ability to stay awake while enjoying warmth and happiness. To learn how to cover myself with the blanket, but not become lost in its folds. I am excited to learn this the same way I am excited to learn the piano in January. It is something I already know, I just have to practice.

Here is my thought for right now:

In the midst of chaos and struggle, I am going beyond the wall of what I dont like, what does not feel comfortable. Fear and anger have served to awaken me but I know they will not sustain me. I will keep my heart open. I will engage in life, not as the idea, not as something I invent, but as the thing I am discovering.