I wanted to share with you one of my favorite stories from one of my favorite teachers, Pema Chodron.
I can’t think of a better gift I could give you during this season, than the mindfulness of each precious moment. My whole message is always about JOY and where it comes from… (hint: YOU)
There is a story of a woman running away from tigers. She runs and runs, and the tigers are getting closer and closer. When she comes to the edge of a cliff, she sees some vines there, so she climbs down and holds on to the vines.
Looking down, she sees there are tigers below her as well. She then notices that a mouse is gnawing away at the the vine to which she is clinging.
She also sees a beautiful little bunch of strawberries close to her, growing out of a clump of grass. She looks up and she looks down. She looks at the mouse. Then she just takes a strawberry, puts it in her mouth and enjoys it thoroughly.
Tigers Above and Below… and One Precious Strawberry
Tigers above, tigers below. This is actually the predicament that we are always in, in terms of our birth and death.
Each moment of our life, it might be the only strawberry we’ll ever eat. We could get depressed about it, or we could finally appreciate it and delight in the preciousness of every single moment of our life.
May you enjoy each moment of your life through the holidays and beyond. Truly, may THIS moment be your finest!!
So much LOVE and appreciation!
Dr. Deb
