Why wait until you fall apart? What if you made a commitment today to feel more? To slow down and become aware of sensations – do it now. What parts of your body are touching the chair as you read this and what parts of your body are not? Is the thing you sit on hard or soft? Is it cold or warm? What is the texture? Are you muscles feeling tight or relaxed? Do you feel tension anywhere or soreness – scan your body? Go deeper – how is the pit of your stomach feeling? Your head? Your hands? What are your fingertips touching? Go deeper – what is the state of your being? Are you content, frustrated, impatient, loving. We could go on but you get the picture. Stop and really feel what is going on in this moment starting with physical sensation. Practice doing this while it is easy as you sit here reading this and then begin to pause during the day and do the same. Maybe as you enter the phase of internal feelings you can compare them to the weather – clear like the blue sky, dampened like a showery day, bright like the rainbow, angry like a brewing storm. Be aware of the sensations and the feelings that arise in you as frequently as you can.