Laurie Perez's Blog - Posts Tagged "mindfulness"

the vivid performance of the present

Jorie Graham

In the late '90s, this was the line I hastily wrote on a yellow post-it and stuck on a high cabinet in my cubicle. High enough to greet anyone stepping in where I had been planted - daring them right in the eye. High enough to be the phrase I looked up to - one heart beat at a time, allowing myself to be reminded.

Every now and then, the line drifts in - a mantra, a call to reverence, a spark of mischief, release from smallness.

It's so sexy to feel interesting in someone's eyes. To have that moment when he or she is really listening to you, tuning in, eyes lighting up while you ramble on about this or that, it's pure seduction!

I'm *not* the first person to say this: attentive enthusiasm - I mean very simply listening while someone shares what's on their mind (even if it's just some small reflection on what they did today) wow - such excellent foreplay.

Take care *not* to
seduce your inner demons this way.

Our lives run on stories, beginning with all that smalltalk hosted by the 24/7 cocktail party of the brain. How you talk to yourself - and how you listen to and honor that chatter - it's all very entertaining, a real turn-on. Be a little more selective about which lines you buy and which stories you tell You.

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(Lovers: listen to your partners! Friend: listen to your friend! Self: listen to your soul - it knows how worthy and good-in-life You are and wants to do more with what you've got than just talk.)

I, like you, am mostly
Water and thought, currents
Deeply stirred by roars and whispers
Born from emotion.

read WATER SPELLS & FLUID BOUNDARIES form TRUE SELF PROTECTION, by Laurie Perez in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself on Medium