“Contentment asks for only one thing: that you truly live in the experience of the moment. With contentment comes a lessening of fear. And with this comes the ability to share the most important thing that you have been given: your love, your wholeness.” — Judith Hanson Lasater, Living Your Yoga
My son is 2 1/2 years old, and while he is most often the one doing the teaching in our relationship, last week I had the opportunity to share a lesson with him. And, of course, every lesson I’m teaching him, I am also receiving myself. Lately he’s been saying, “I need it” in regards to whatever it is he wants in that moment — a toy tractor, a treat, a book. So, my husband and I have been explaining to him that he already has everything he needs. The same is true for each of us — we have exactly what we need in this very moment, and not just material things like toy tractors, treats, and books, but also things like time, answers, and success.
“You see, sometimes we temporarily lose our way, becoming convinced that if we acquire this thing or that skill, we will finally become acceptable to ourselves and to the world. In our fear, we have forgotten that we are already whole.” — Judith Hanson Lasater, Living Your Yoga
Here are a few mantras I sometimes use when feelings of discontent arise:
- There is always enough.
- I am whole.
- I have everything I need.
I wish you the peace that comes with knowing you are already whole, already complete, already have everything you need.
Krystal Barschig 