Resting in the Waves : Easing Awake Books : 9781735073705 : 1735073709 : 01 Nov 2020 : I awaken in the morning to the calls of birds in the yard and dogs in the distance, to the touch of breeze from the window and sunlight sifting through the trees. I am part of the world around me. We are all movements within a vast ecosystem. Move us into interstellar space and we become lifeless, frozen compounds.Life is dynamic. The world around us is in flux. Perceptions, thoughts, moods, and awareness arise, flow, shift, and dissipate. No two days are the same. No two moments are identicalLife is vast and we are small - like tiny birds resting in an ocean. Nature is not part of us. Rather we are part of nature. If we settle into the waves, we become part of them. We are embedded in the web of living beings. Fortunately, our minds and hearts are inherently fluid and responsive to the world around. We can't control the waves that come our way, but we can learn to respond wisely to them. Peace and c