mindful monday.

December 31, 2012 in General

My tattoo has three questions from the Buddha on it.

I am thinking of those questions today, as we end 2012.

How well did you love?

How fully did you live?

How deeply did you let go?

And to those three, I would add this one: Did you make a difference?

The short version of my answers, this year:

I loved well, without judgment.

I lived fully, most days.

I let go deeply, practicing engaged detachment.

I made a difference to my family.

Tomorrow, the two questions I ask myself every New Year’s Day.

Love,

P.S. Today is the last day to order posters at 20% off to celebrate our new online store! Use code GIFT12A at checkout to get this discount! Great Valentine’s Day gifts, perhaps? Reminders to love well, live fully, let go deeply, and make a difference.

[image by Fiona Monks]

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.

4 comments to " mindful monday. "


Maureen

December 31, 2012 AT 11:46AM

Wishing you and yours the very best in 2013!

Lindsey Mead

December 31, 2012 AT 1:30PM

I think of those three questions every single day. Every single day. xoxo

Alicia

December 31, 2012 AT 5:17PM

about the detachment: in alanon the phrase is “detach with love”

mj

December 31, 2012 AT 5:20PM

Wow Patti, you are so humble.
You made a HUGE, AWESOME difference in the lives of many, many folks, especially this P137 pilgrim. Thank you for sharing how you live fully, love well and deeply let go….and importantly, how to make a difference. Love to you.