Be Zen in November 2018

This past week I was rushing to pick up one of my children from yet another activity.  I was stuck in traffic and started thinking about all of the other things that I could be doing.  I was beginning to feel a bit tense and realized that indeed, my shoulders were up around my ears!  Then I noticed the car in front of me had a license plate that included the letters "BZEN".  "Wow," I thought, "Isn't that neat?  I need to try to BE ZEN.  I took a couple of deep breaths to try to relax a bit.  However, another minute later my mind was again wandering and starting to think about my to-do list!  Traffic started moving finally and a different car switched into the lane in front of me and what did I see?  I couldn't believe it, this other car also had a license plate with the letters "BZEN". "This must really be a message for me," I thought.  For the rest of the day I made a real conscious effort to slow my breath, my thinking and to be more present.  How busy have you been lately?  What kinds of self-care activities have you scheduled for yourself during this busy time of year?  Are you being called to "BZEN"?  ​