
Practicing Courage #37: The only moment we'll ever have
About this episode
"It’s very important work to be calm in a storm. To be a center for the people in your life." -Elizabeth Lesser (Courageous Life Episode 112)
So often when storms arise in our life they unleash a variety of feelings:
- Uncertainty
- Fear
- Groundlessness
When these experiences arise the mind will often will enter into a cycle of trying to find ground, often by running through future based scenarios, and planning thinking.
And while planning can be helpful up to a point, if we spend too much time focusing on what if
We can get lost in cycles of worry.
In these moments a helpful practice to find calm, and return to center is to remember that:
The only moment we have is this one.
That, there is no "there".
There's only here.
And to return to the present.
Finding calm again even in the midst of a storm.
Today's practice will offer a clip from yesterday's Courageous Life conversation with Elizabeth Lesser, and a story of my time with Mark Nepo in 2018 where he offered a reminder of this beautiful practice.
Curious to explore this topic further? Check out the full conversations Elizabeth Lesser and Mark Nepo:
- Strong Back, Soft Front: The Practice of a Lifetime | Elizabeth Lesser
- Finding Inner Courage Where it Lives | Mark Nepo
Thank you for your practice today.
I look forward to continuing together next Thursday!
-Joshua
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