{"id":546,"date":"2015-02-28T18:44:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T16:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hbne.co.il?p=546"},"modified":"2019-11-05T13:59:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T11:59:27","slug":"on-a-cloud-of-nothingness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbne.co.il\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"On a Cloud of Nothingness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If I had a penny for every thought that ever passed through my head, \u00a0\u200eI\u2019d be a multibillionaire…<\/h3>\n

Twenty four seven my mind is bombarded \u200ewith thoughts of home, family and work. What should I write for my \u200enext blog? What shall I prepare for dinner? If I don\u2019t step on it I will be \u200elate for work! I must make a grocery list. Who made this mess? I must \u200eremember to call my son. Where did I leave my cellphone? Put the \u200elaundry in the dryer. The car keys, where did I leave them?<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200eThis \u200emorning the wheels came to a halt and there was silence. \u200e \u200e<\/h2>\n

I lay in bed between crisp clean cotton sheets. Saturday, early, not yet \u200edawn. No time to be up. It was still dark outside. I closed my eyes and \u200ebreathed deeply. I savored the taste of the cool air entering my body. I \u200ecould not get enough of it. I simply breathed a song of peace, a song \u200eof joy which filled my very being.<\/p>\n

I found myself floating on a cloud of \u200enothingness and giving gratitude.<\/h3>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200eIn the awakening silence a \u200esymphony of crickets, birds and other critters serenaded. I made every \u200eeffort to remain still and keep my eyes closed: I did not want the \u200emoment to pass.\u200e<\/p>\n

And so it came to pass my magical musical interlude at dawn. The \u200econstant chatter ceased. Smiles and tears caressed me. I allowed \u200emyself to feel both the joy and the sadness and simply be present.\u200e\u200e<\/p>\n

Our lives are woven with pressures, anxieties and worries.<\/h3>\n

Stress kills!<\/a>\u200e<\/h2>\n

Would it not be wonderful if we could learn how to pause, relax, and \u200ebreathe and truly be present in our lives? Meditation is magnificent, a \u200eone moment meditation<\/a> is sufficient, but reading a good book, \u200ebreaking for a walk in nature or a frolic on the beach will all help to \u200eease our loads.<\/p>\n

This week I had a business meeting at the Azrieli shopping mall. I \u200earrived early.<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u200eI could wander around at my leisure, window shop\u200f\u00a0and \u200eeven treat myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200eI could have, but did not… \u200e<\/h3>\n

I sought out the quietest \u200eplace to survive the noise, the crowds and their pressures to spend \u200eand waste more. The abundance of nothingness made me noxious. I \u200ewanted no part of it.\u200e<\/p>\n

How easy it is to be happy!<\/h2>\n