“Note that this journey is uniquely yours, no one else's. So the path has to be your own. You cannot imitate somebody else's journey and still be true to yourself. Are you prepared to honor your uniqueness in this way?”
― Jon Kabat-Zinn
The snow falls outside as I sit at the opened window with the birds.
Watching as they power through the birdseed, I am fully emerged in their world,
and I feel the cold within me start to melt. I take new steps to ward off the darkness,
taking daily measure of this new path I am testing out. I adjust accordingly, as I
welcome hope and enlightenment in. I experience aha-moments, target my emotions,
recalculate, and fine tune my practice. I let go of seeking out past confirmations,
and focus instead on the proof before me.