Synchronicity

Literally within minutes of posting yesterday, 

I was in the car, 

on an unexpected errand 

and heard an interview on NPR 

with Sylvia Boorstein - 

practicing Buddhist psychotherapist 

and practitioner of mindfulness -

 talking about how she deals with the demons in her head.

Here's her wonderful response.

Then my own good heart, 

out of compassion, 

takes care of me. 

It all happens 

when I am able to say to myself 

(I honestly do use these very words),

“Sweetheart, you are afraid and in pain. 

Relax. 

Take a breath. 

Let’s pay attention to what is happening. 

Then we’ll figure out what to do.”

OK - 

maybe I'm not quite ready to

joyously jump 

into the fog of the unknown...

but I'm still breathing

and 

figuring out what to do - 

and that has to count

for something!