Last week I had just finished re-landscaping my backyard when, within 24 hours, a new direction regarding the path of Hurricane Hermine became evident. In that moment I had an awareness of how absolutely powerless I felt in the immensity of the pending storm; my thoughts were busy painting a grim 3-D picture of my newly planted palm trees floating out to sea. As it turned out, we missed the brunt of Hermine's wrath and were spared any major damage. It was, nonetheless, an interesting opportunity to witness how easily external circumstances can trigger and manipulate our internal thought process, especially when fear is running the show. In hindsight, I saw the storm as an "invitation" from Mother Nature to mindfully call back the power I tend to give away when I allow things outside of myself to drive my thoughts.
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