The Overcomer Hour: The Practice of Presence with Patty de Llosa
A talk given by Patty de Llosa from The Overcomer Hour on the practice of presence.
A talk given by Patty de Llosa from The Overcomer Hour on the practice of presence.
That is one of many images that can help us settle down into the reality of our Deeper Being. Wish I could remember it when I’m reacting, or aching with sadness, or burning up with anger! Does my complaint sound familiar? We have the good fortune, at any time we are tottering toward overwhelm, to listen to Rumi: “You are not a drop in the ocean,” he affirms. “You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
It is a time of grieving, all over the world, for the loss of loved ones, of jobs, of homes, of independence. Never have we been so united in suffering. It’s an atmosphere all around us, a pressure we can’t escape. Day after day we struggle to survive and help others through the Time of Covid 19.
The last few days have been cloudy and rainy, so when I went out this morning I was overjoyed to feel the warm rays of the sun pouring down. “Thank you for being here,” I muttered to myself. And the sun instantly replied, “I am always here.”
An excerpt of my latest book: Awakening Body Consciousness: Seven Steps to Integrating Body, Mind and Heart has been published in The Rose in the World: Issue 32, Autumn 2020. The issue is available to download here.
The most difficult of all habits to change is that of hurrying. What a shame that modern life has pressed us to the point where it has become a compulsion. But here’s an opportunity to shift the way your brain works.
A talk given by Patty de Llosa on The Overcomer Hour broadcasted live on Facebook on October 24th, 2020.
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