When you think about it, whenever we work with Plan B, we are using the practice of acceptance. Many of us think of Plan B, as something last minute, frenetic, something we usually don't want to do, but have to do it because, what we wanted to do, Plan A, just isn't going to work. And most of us would not associate meditation with moving to Plan B.

Faith is the bird who feels the light, and sings, when the dawn is still dark. ~ S R Tragore

Years ago my mother read this quote to me in one of my darkest times. It resonated so deeply with me that I have regularly used it as my meditation and to remind myself that there is always light ... always.

Sometimes, the world around us can feel crazy, unsettled and unkind. We sometimes wonder if the practices and the work that we do through our meditations is all for naught. This practice comes from the tenets of meditation and is one that I turn to when the negativity of the information that constantly flows toward me eels like too much. I invite you to sit with me and truly feel the power of love.

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In a world where we tend to categorize everything as eithe good or bad or black or white, we get stuck in thinking fear has only one opposite, courage or strength. In your meditation today, I invite you to consider and meditate on other opposites; wisdom, stillness, clarity and more and how to reconnect with these qualities.

The theme of surrender or letting go is a common one in meditative practices. Learning to recognize that over which we have control and surrendering to that over which we do not have control is a key practice to living with less struggle.

Join me today as we choose to give our mental energy to a visualization, which helps us to bring peace and calm into the present moment. Be aware of how your thoughts make you feel. If you don't like it, change your thoughts.

We often think of courage as the opposite of fear. I invite you to consider and meditate on some other opposites; wisdom, stillness, clarity and more.