Tonight I am rejoicing in a small (and somewhat silly) victory. In my yoga class tonight, I finally figured out the trick to crow. More than that, I felt it. I felt how it should be done. I felt the difference in my body, my balance. Such a subtle shift of my weight made a world of difference. And I held crow. Not for very long, mind you. But I was there. Baby steps. Letting go.
There has been a lot going on lately. It's still my great 'slow down' as I was affectionately calling it a month or two ago. Of course it isn't so slow. But it has been quiet. So some slowness and some quiet. And I have found that the combination has been good for my soul. I need more, I'm almost craving it. There are other things I'm longing for as well and perhaps I'm on sort of a mission to find them. Simplicity. Impact. Inspiration. Gratitude. Balance. Letting go (forgiveness?). During this slow and quiet time, I will continue to cultivate those and other things. I will continue to seek wise counsel and to laugh with friends. After all, sometimes there is magic in the chaos.
I heard this poem a few weeks ago and I really like it... maybe you will too.
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Start close in
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Start close in,
don't take the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step you don't want to take.
don't take the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step you don't want to take.
Start with
the ground
you know,
the pale ground
beneath your feet,
your own
way of starting
the conversation.
the ground
you know,
the pale ground
beneath your feet,
your own
way of starting
the conversation.
Start with your own
question,
give up on other
people's questions,
don't let them
smother something
simple.
question,
give up on other
people's questions,
don't let them
smother something
simple.
To find
another's voice
follow
your own voice,
wait until
that voice
becomes a
private ear
listening
to another.
another's voice
follow
your own voice,
wait until
that voice
becomes a
private ear
listening
to another.
Start right now
take a small step
you can call your own
don't follow
someone else's
heroics, be humble
and focused,
start close in,
don't mistake
that other
for your own.
take a small step
you can call your own
don't follow
someone else's
heroics, be humble
and focused,
start close in,
don't mistake
that other
for your own.
Start close in,
don't take the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step you don't want to take.
don't take the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step you don't want to take.
~ David Whyte ~
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