On Being Centered

Throughout the day, we have so many opportunities to drift away from our center - from who we are, what we value, desire, and need.

We are constantly met by other people's thoughts, opinions, suggestions, and directives that can move us further and further away from who we are.

We are told how we should be, what we should think, what we should eat, how we should spend our time, what we should strive for, what to be insulted by, and so on...

And once we're pulled from our center, it takes a lot of effort to come back to it and put our anchor down.

What makes coming back to the center easier is knowing what it feels like once we are centered.

Questions to reflect on:

• How do you know when you are centered?

• Was there a specific moment today in which you felt centered? What supported it?

• Can you recognize the first indication that you're being pulled away from it? 

• What helps you come back after you drift away?