Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

As I Live more and more in the present moment (by simply being mindful of it) I find my attention is on what I have, not what I lack. I have decided to start each day naming 5 things for which I am grateful. Today's list of things for which I am grateful:

1. The Love of my child who is such a beautiful Spirit and who expresses her Love and care for me daily.
2. The Love of my mother, which is fierce and unwavering.
3. My home, which is comfortable and rests on land which is alive and vibrant.
4. My work, which requires that I use my mind in ways I had long put away.
5. The new balance I have acquired through the opening of my heart.

This week's movie is "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles". It is a story that is complex and yet simple, too. About a quiet and intense Japanese fisherman who attempts to make amends with his estranged son by filming an opera performance. I enjoyed it for it's window into Chinese (yes, I know I said he was Japanese, stay with me) culture and for this story of a man who is learning about himself, Love and melting the ice around his heart.

I have believed for a very long time that we attract what we need/desire to us. This is not difficult, but a matter of course, a natural occurrence. As I observe my mental perspectives, I can see that the themes of the film have been recent themes in my own thought patterns. Melting the ice around my heart melt, for example. For some time now, I have been an odd combination of warmth and, simultaneously, chill. I'm not quite sure how this will change, though I believe it will. I am content to simply be mindful of breathing more and more heart into my words and actions and allowing the change to unfold.

I hope your Saturday is brilliant and whatever seeming obstacles crop up provide some laughter and golden moments for you.