Highlights, lowlights, and somewhere in between lights.
As I write this, the moon 🌖 is about to pass in front of the sun ☀️, causing a partial eclipse (from where I am in Maryland). As I await this magical moment, I am thinking about how fast this will come and go. Will it leave me changed? Or, will life go on as if nothing ever happened? So many outstanding moments come and go in our lives. How do we exist in these occasions and continue to move through the regularities of daily life? Highlights, ordinary lights, and sometimes shadows all become moving pieces of our days and years.
I’m thinking of a song — and no, it's not "Total Eclipse of the Heart" — but the song, "Jimmy Dreams" by Jimmy Buffett.
He summarizes this idea so well:
…Take it all in, it’s as big as it seems
Count all your blessings
Remember your dreams
Jimmy stares
Towards the bright Pleiades
It’s so strange
What his distant eye sees
Who knows why you start
Rediscovering your heart
But you do it again and again…
Life is a giant puzzle of moments. Some bright, some dark, and some in between. Take it all in. It is indeed as big as it seems!
Mental health tip
I am now writing this paragraph post-Solar Eclipse. Wow! What an awe-filled experience! As the moon covered the sun, the wind picked up, the temperature dropped, and the sky darkened, I felt a definite sense of wonder. These moments can provide reprieve from the predictability of everyday tasks, but we need to work on finding them. Try incorporating more awe into your life by taking 10 minute “awe walks”, which entails spending time looking for natural splendors that inspire and bring a positive rise to your system!
And now, to reveal the person behind the eclipse glasses, and also behind this newsletter...none other than Laura Silverman of LMS Designs. This newsletter would not be possible without Laura's fine work; she manages to take my sentence scraps and amateur photos and turn them into a polished product that simply arrives in your inbox!
Book News
Walk and Talk Therapy debuted last month at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium!
While there are heaps of therapy books, this guide on taking your practice outdoors is the first of its kind! Please continue to spread the word about both the print and audiobook.
And if you haven't already, I invite you to share your own customer review by going to the Walk and Talk Therapy: A Clinician’s Guide to Incorporating Movement and Nature into Your Practice book page on your Amazon account, and scroll all the way down to "review this product / share your thoughts with other customers," and then click the button to write a customer review.
Thank you in advance for taking a moment to give the book a five star rating! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
