Start by gently following the pathway of your in-breath, and then your out-breath. Notice how much your breath can teach you about how to balance inner and outer. Continue gently following your breath until your mind becomes calm and receptive. Then read the meditation several times, letting the words enter your consciousness. If you follow this time of focusing on the meditation with a period of stillness, the words will settle in you at a deeper level. Sometimes you may want to return to [the] meditation several times during the day, or work with an especially relevant meditation for several days.
— Gail Straub in Circle of CompassionToday I focus on Terry Tempest Williams's wise words
about place: "Each of us harbors a homeland, a landscape
we naturally comprehend. By understanding the dependability
of place, we can anchor ourselves as trees.