{"id":3939,"date":"2022-12-05T07:17:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/?p=3939"},"modified":"2022-12-05T07:21:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:21:20","slug":"a-practice-for-troubled-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/a-practice-for-troubled-times\/","title":{"rendered":"A Practice For Troubled Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_0121_edit-928x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_0121_edit-928x1024.jpeg 928w, https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_0121_edit-272x300.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_0121_edit-768x848.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_0121_edit-1392x1536.jpeg 1392w, https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_0121_edit-1856x2048.jpeg 1856w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pause for a moment. Gaze into this scene from nature, and as you gaze upon this scene, notice. Be attentive and aware of the detail, color, and context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Name what you see:<br>A rock sitting in the middle of a creek.<br>Water surrounds the stone in stillness.<br>Forest shadows resting upon the water.<br>Branches covered in green moss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take a moment to acknowledge your brain for doing what it does, naming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice any sensations in your body as you view this scene.<br>Name those sensations.<br>Notice your emotions and name them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What else do you notice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A glimmering rock is resting peacefully in the water, surrounded by a forest. The colors are rich, deep, and calming. The water feels relaxed and at peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stillness. In this instance, what is stillness offering?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rock appears alone and yet rests firmly among a forest of friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes we may feel alone, such as the rock. Yet notice a sense of stability, nobility, and presence in the stillness of being a part of the symphony of life, nature, and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are we ever alone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Storms will come, and this scene will change. Waters will rise and fall. And the trees will decay and give birth to new life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We cannot avoid the storms and anxieties of life. Yet, with awareness and presence, creation and new beginnings will emerge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pause for a moment. Gaze into this scene from nature, and as you gaze upon this scene, notice. Be attentive and aware of the detail, color, and context. Name what you see:A rock sitting in the middle of a creek.Water surrounds the stone in stillness.Forest shadows resting upon the water.Branches covered in green moss. Please [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,10,33],"tags":[32,16],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3939"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3942,"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3939\/revisions\/3942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuckcraytor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}