May 24, 2024 – A

We have to get into the habit
of taking stock,
or call it "taking a reading,"
or call it "tuning into our body,"
and checking out with our body
what's what,
and how are things going,
and what is our body feeling/responding/reacting
to the things we are experiencing
externally and internally here/now?

We let things "pass in review"--
things outside of us
and things inside of us--
to get a sense of how things are here/now.

And reflect on what we are responding to;
on what has had the biggest impact on our 
internal assessment system,
and what we might do in adjusting 
our response/reaction/attitude
to reduce our stress level
and calm ourselves down
and restore our balance and harmony.

We have to consciously help ourselves
regain our sense of stability and okay-ness
in responding to our life here/now
throughout the day
by checking in
to see how our body is reacting to things.
And perhaps doing some grounding/centering/focusing
work to get back on track,
in the saddle,
and underway again.

We have to monitor/moderate
our response/reactivitity
simultaneously as we are responding/reacting.
Tricky, but someone has to do it!

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