New to the Daily Delight Project? Here’s the scoop: I believe in the power of delight to transform our hearts, relationships, and lives. For six months, from Juen 24, 2013 until December 24, 2013, I am pausing for a moment everyday and asking the question: “What delights my heart right now, in this moment?” And I’m savoring it and sharing it.
Want to join me?
Just begin right now!
Pause and ask yourself, “What delights my heart? Right now, in this moment, with this breath?”
Here are the posts I’ve made on the Barefoot Barn’s Facebook page and Twitter:
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Daily Delight Project. #1: What delighted my heart right now?
Seeing my son putting on an old fur vest that he got at a yard sale (thanks Rachel!) so he could pretend to be a wolf – wild, strong, brave, discerning.
This makes me think of this Native American legend:
The Two Wolves Within
An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice…
“Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt great hate for those who have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It’s like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die.”
“I have struggled with these feelings many times. It is as if there are two wolves inside me; one is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way.
But…the other wolf… ah! The littlest thing will send him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all of the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing.”
“Sometimes it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit.”
The boy looked intently into his Grandfather’s eyes and asked, “Which one wins, Grandfather?”
The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, “The one I feed.”
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Daily Delight Project. #2: What delights my heart right now?
The fact that I carry my journals with me wherever I spend the night – the ones I write in for my kiddos and my own.
WHAT DO YOU carry with you wherever you go – to keep home close to you and to be reminded of how delight-filled your life is?
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Daily Delight Project. #3: “What delights my heart right now?”
Catching a glimpse of the last rays of sunlight from my kitchen window thinking about “endings.”
Today was my last day at Georgetown University as their Wellness Counselor.
I’m thinking about how it takes courage to LEAP and be in the uncertainty of what “new beginnings” will emerge…and feeling, to be honest, quite at peace in the not-knowing. Just how we KNOW and we can trust that the sun sets and it will rise tomorrow, I know and trust that when we follow “the next right thing” that delights our hearts, magnificent and beautiful light emerges.
What courageous “next right thing” are you being called to do?
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Daily Delight Project. #4: “What delights my heart right now?”
Believing and trusting in “new beginnings.”
What new beginning are you called to right now? Can you begin it, can you embrace it?
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Daily Delight Project. #5: “What delights my heart right now?”
On my morning walk, paying attention and listening to all the beautiful birds chirping early in the morning. “Costa Rica” in suburban Maryland!
What sounds delight your heart?
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Lisa A. McCrohan
MA, LCSW-C, RYT
Compassion Coach
** Thank you for being a part of the Barefoot Barn community. “Follow what delights your heart and you’ll inspire the world!” I work with folks who want to live with more delight, compassion, and connection in their everyday lives. Over the phone, skype, or in person, I offer mindful and compassion coaching. I am also a body-centered psychotherapist and yoga teacher offering individual sessions and group workshops and retreats. Find inspiration here at the Barefoot Barn Facebook page and on Twitter.
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Blessings,
Ok I am going to try to join you daily in this project Lisa. It’s a very special one, and I admire you so much for sharing and teaching others how you navigate the challenges of daily living. Also, as an aside, special thanks for your thoughtful comment on my blog about the way you have woven this into your healing process after the fall. It has to be nurturing and healing in so many ways. I try my best to exercise a similar strategy. It’s been 20 years for me, and I’m more disabled and in more pain now then I’ve ever been, so at times not an easy task… but it’s role models like you I look to for inspiration and wisdom each day… So much Love ~and Daily Delights all the WAY!! x Robyn
Robyn, much is not expressed in a blog post – and it all sounds so “nice and neat” and easy. No, it is not easy. It’s not easy when we are struggling with something (whether that is something physical or emotional or relational) for a long time — something that is chronic. I can’t (or haven’t yet) expressed in a blog all the intense waves and how that impacts every single fiber of our being. I have been dealing with some things for 20+ years – maybe I was even born with them. Having a concussion over the last few months — this has just been an opportunity for me to apply my mindfulness and heart-centered practices that I’ve worked with, struggled with, fought against, delved into, weaved into who I am, embraced, and deepened over a lifetime of other ailments. It IS easier to write about the physical ailments – even a concussion. Not to easy to write about other things closer to my heart. So even this new “project” of Daily Delight — this is a call from within – probably that has been calling me for decades. The concussion just “dizzied” things up to embrace my healing (from many things I’ve carried too long) in deeper, liberating ways. Does this resonate with you??
Lisa, I love all the daily delights. My delight today was standing in the shower and letting the nice lukewarm water run down my body, after cutting the lawn this morning and sweating to the max. 🙂
Brenda, I love it!