HERE-AND-NOW STONE
Please find a stone that you find especially attractive that you can also keep in your pocket. Then try the following exercise:
Start by carefully examining your stone. Notice the colours, the angles, and the way the light plays on the curves of your stone. Allow yourself to enjoy the sight of the stone.
Close your eyes and explore the stone with your sense of touch. Is it smooth or rough? What is its temperature?
Open your eyes again and let yourself become absorbed in your stone. Pour yourself into the experience of handling this beautiful stone.
Allow yourself to experience your stone with all your senses.
Noticing that when you are focused on your stone, with appreciation, there is little room for regret or worry, for the past or the future. You are “at home” in the present moment.
Going forward, feel free to keep your stone in your pocket, and whenever you feel swept up in emotion, just rub your stone with your fingers. Feel the sensation of touching your stone. Enjoy it. Come home to the present moment.