Present Moment Power - Part 2

Any guesses? Mindfulness. Pattern Ball. Cranberries? Connection? Any…hmmmm….

I’m not sure what I have is concrete but I will offer that it’s a good story, and who among us couldn’t use a good story?

Let’s review;

1.      Mindfulness – harnessing the power of the present moment through experience. Like harnessing the power of a horse via a harness.

2.      Pattern Ball – creation of wonder via coordinated, present moment focus.

Which brings us to cranberries. While there are, many stories pertaining to cranberries, historical to modern day, the one I’m fascinated with, the one I’m harnessing to illustrate a connection is the one of the cranberry bog. A sea of red upon a shallow pond or bog. I for one thought cranberries existed like frogs, spending their agriculture cycle immersed (or on top of) water. In fact, that is not the case. Silly me.

Among the many things it is (and there are many) an example of is community and present moment power to accomplish a meaningful task. While on my tour of a cranberry farm (why else go to Cape Cod?) the guide began the tour by alerting us that there would be no bog. Rude awakening alert! In fact, she said this as she had participants get angry at her and demand their money back. So, as I focused my gaze upon the low-lying, grassy, brownish green field out the bus window I began my acceptance. No bog.

What I did learn about the bog was how it exists for a moment in the life cycle of a cranberry farm. An instant – then it’s gone, just like the present moment. The beauty of a cranberry bog, the wonder of a flowing connectedness arising from a Pattern Ball exercise each offer a glimpse into the power of our present moment. How to access that power? Some go through the door of a clinical access (MBCT) others proceed through the ancient gateways of meditation and yoga, still others create their own access point. The harvest is in the moment. What’s your bog?

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