Mindfulness often begins this way. A breath is noticed. A reaction is seen before it becomes obedience. The body pauses at an old line, and for the first time, attention arrives before inheritance.
A line may be called a border, or a family, or a faith, or a self. It may carry a flag, a surname, a scripture, or a wound. Whatever name it is given, it can still only tell us where someone’s power stops.
One of the lines that stayed with me was, *"What begins as a border between people becomes a border between parts of the self."*
I believe that's where so many of us unknowingly live. We become so practiced at separating parts of ourselves that we forget those borders were learned, not inherited. And once we believe they're permanent, we stop questioning them.
This gave me a lot to sit with. Thank you for writing it.
This article is really wonderful
Just highlighting this part
Mindfulness often begins this way. A breath is noticed. A reaction is seen before it becomes obedience. The body pauses at an old line, and for the first time, attention arrives before inheritance.
A line may be called a border, or a family, or a faith, or a self. It may carry a flag, a surname, a scripture, or a wound. Whatever name it is given, it can still only tell us where someone’s power stops.
Thanks for highlighting what stayed with you the most
One of the lines that stayed with me was, *"What begins as a border between people becomes a border between parts of the self."*
I believe that's where so many of us unknowingly live. We become so practiced at separating parts of ourselves that we forget those borders were learned, not inherited. And once we believe they're permanent, we stop questioning them.
This gave me a lot to sit with. Thank you for writing it.
Thanks for reading it. Yes, the big challenge is to gain awareness and stop nurturing the divisions for living better together as a whole.