"Mostly we run around doing. Are you able to come to a stop in your life, even for one moment? Could it be this moment? What would happen if you did?" - Jon Kabat-Zinn

The sound of rain pouring hard against the windowpane woke me from a deep sleep at 8:00 am this morning – about the time I would normally get up. But the dark, gloominess of the day seemed to urge me back – re-thinking the choice to get up and begin a series of Sunday errands, re-thinking the urgency of everything on my to-do list.

I allowed my head to sink back into the pillow, back into my slumber, abandoning whatever “shoulds” were still roaming around in my head. That nagging voice eventually released its hold, and I surrendered to the desire to retreat back under the covers for a few more hours. ...Continue