I have shared about how much I love my SIT. So much so, I have become very possessive of that time.
Here I am in Week 5 and Haanel tells me to ‘mentally select a place which has pleasant associations.’ And just like he writes, ‘ At first, you will find yourself thinking of everything under the sun, except the ideal upon which you desire to concentrate.’ True, I did think of many places BUT they all had ideal aspects.
There weren’t really MANY places, just a couple. The first one was from my childhood. A room in which my imagination flourished. I felt very safe and absolutely anything was possible. Another place is a beautiful park over looking the Hood Canal with the Olympic Mountains in the background. The last place is very similar but not a park setting. This one is a scene that smacks you in the face as you follow a curve in the road heading northwest. As soon as you come out of the turn, your breath escapes your body involuntarily when your eyes focus on the magnificent sight of mountains, water, rocky beach, hundreds of eagles, all framed in majestic evergreen trees.
Exactly my question! How do I pick one place? So I sat peacefully, selecting the pieces I wanted in my ‘place which has pleasant associations’, and it is being built. Wow! What a place, too!!! I have felt it’s wonder all day! Tomorrow the mental picture will get more detail and with every SIT become more complete. The prize awaits. For ‘all life and all power is from within’.
Each new discovery is like a gift. I love presents, who doesn’t? Truly, every day is a celebration with GIFTS!!!!
I can be what I will to be!!!
I always keep my promises.
Louise
October 26, 2016 at 9:04 pm
Isn’t it funny how a few short weeks ago, “Sitting” was not part of our day. Now, it’s most cherished and protected!
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October 26, 2016 at 9:12 pm
Exactly!!! That is what makes this journey so very appealing.
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October 26, 2016 at 9:47 pm
I like the thought of building that special place with each “sit” and like you I thought of several,but I really like the thought the place can of pieces of all those places.
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October 26, 2016 at 11:33 pm
It really is a lovely place! Built a little more today! Sure do love me my ‘sit’ time!
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October 27, 2016 at 7:43 am
That was inspiring Louise.
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October 27, 2016 at 6:14 pm
Thank you, Carole!
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October 28, 2016 at 3:28 am
You paint such a beautiful picture with words that I am even seeing in my imagination the places you are painting! thank you for the inspirational post Louise1
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October 28, 2016 at 6:54 pm
Thank you for your gifts in words.
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October 29, 2016 at 8:06 pm
I too had a hard time nailing done just one place, but I finally did. My SIT is the best part of my day and I am at almost 30 minutes each day now, so relaxing and peace provoking.
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November 2, 2016 at 8:53 pm
I love reading your blog and hearing how you have embraced the exercises especially the sits. I love my sits too. My special time for me and to concentrate of my future self.
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November 5, 2016 at 4:26 pm
Thanks for sharing my blog! The photograph is MY VIEW! That’s IT!!! Copying it and putting it on my poster!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
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