You've packed a lot into it and, as always, you manage to keep me involved from beginning to end, as if you were just on the way with your own story on the subject of "centring", although it's now so far finished with the publish button.

HaHa!, I had to smile when I read that the definition sounded like a chat bot and of course you don't like that at all. Way too slick. Also for me.

To be centred, yes, indeed, that is simply a word that can be used to mean anything and everything.

I thought it was a buzzword and don't use it at all myself because of that. Too much inflation.

This new age movement - it's funny, it's been going on since the 70s, has long since arrived in our country and since I'm always against the trend anyway (out of principle, as a friend recently said), I don't use the term. I even find it silly, but never mind. Anyway, your occupation is not and I enjoyed reading your journey with it. Very entertaining, thank you!

From the realm of Buddhist there is something better, I think, and that is the word "Skilful Spontaneity", look up "Wu-Wei" - very very interesting.
To move through the world with skilful spontaneity, that has my admiration and is perhaps also a permanent goal that I have. I fail regularly, but the ideal is orientation, isn't it.

belting out happy tunes.

:))) for sure that centers! LOL