So many of our fundamental responses to life were formed when we where children and adolescents—long before most of us had much self-awareness. Many adult patterns build up over time on top of these, making our responses to life pretty kludgy.
Mindfulness gives us a great window to see what all these responses are up to, which is a great gift. Gradually, lots of misdirected and wasteful patterns can be noticed and in many ways re-formed. We begin to see more clearly how the ‘kingdom of God’ is at hand—and, gradually, we’re better able to welcome it more wisely and enter it more freely.
