when I say a prayer of gratitude to no particular deity but to the creative force of the universe and my higher power I find that even saying something positive creates the possibility of seeing the positive...I cannot watch the news nor can I feel mentally healthy after a discussion about the very difficult conditions in our country and world today. I can make donations to people and places in need and to those who would help in these situations. I find that focusing on the positive strengthens my mental immunity.
This is what is meant (to me) by being in the present moment..I see children living in the moment...and I agree that our "images"block us from the present.ie what is actually happening or being said...and so I try very hard to remember this..."what is actually being said?" "what am I actually seeing?" I am an artist and in order to capture what I am looking at I NEED to be in the moment or I will miss the miracle...these are my random thoughts...
On Oct 4, 2022 kate knapp wrote on Mental Immunity, by Dalai Lama: