How are you feeling this week about your time? This not just time in general, it is the time you personally take for yourself by yourself. Does this exist for you? Is this something that is just a fantasy? For myself, I think I really didn't take that time this week. Maybe one day I had maybe 10 minutes, but not everyday taking that full time for myself. It is not selfish to have this. It's something that's so important to our practice. For me it was rush, rush, rush. I rushed my chanting, personal practice, everything that usually is not rushed. I know things can happen. In my life, that is completely true. I just know if I don't take that time for myself to connect....I'm lost. I became lost this week. So this morning I took time for myself before anything else. I sat I listened and then I began the rest of my day.

So, my thought for your practice these coming days are...take time. Take time just for you. Try not to rush what is for you to connect. We need to be full present...grounded. Find your roots if you lost them. See where you are....see where your practice is. Don't feel selfish, because this time for you helps not just yourself, but everything around you. You'll notice if you felt lost like I did taking this time...you will be found again.