Breathe In, Breathe Out (lather, rinse, repeat)

Okay, maybe no lathering or rinsing involved... but repeat, for sure.

Today's Daily OM is all about centering yourself. 

The water helps to center my Self.  A candle helps to center my Self.  Music helps to center my Self.  One thing I really miss about living in Seattle is how close the water is.  There were so many nights I'd take a few blankets, a travel mug of tea, and sit on my favorite pieces of driftwood down at Alki.  Just me, the seals, and the few divers in dry suits exploring the Puget Sound's night life.  Sometimes, even crying helps me to center my Self, believe it or not! 

The most centered I've ever felt is when I was volunteering on the confirmation retreats.  In a cabin on Lake Crescent, holding 24-hour prayer vigils (praying for other people is such an amazing feeling) and singing, playing piano for everyone else to sing too... Of course, throw in some Holy Communion and fellowship, and it's my Utopia.  It wasn't a Heaven-on-Earth feeling, it felt more like a step towards Nirvana.  I felt in tune, complete, satisfied, smiling in my liver.

How I long to find that again!  I know there's a "trick" to it, that I'm close-but-not-quite, and it's so incredibly frustrating for me.  I think I may have found a path to try... but I don't know how to really form words to talk about it right now.  Perhaps that's been a big part of my writers' barrier. (remember, it's not a full on writers' block)

*shrug*

Let the journey begin...