Thursday, July 22, 2010
Unlikely Places
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Simply the City
Friday, July 16, 2010
Talking into Joy
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Peace
Today, at my weekly Tuesday ritual I was told to make peace. Can't get more peaceful than a solar bus! After a tense weekend it is amazing how a cool breeze, a dog at the foot of the bed, a clean room, a quiet apartment and a long awaited decision can bring peace to a restless and inquisitive woman. And so I send the Solar Bus out with an offering of Peace to anyone who needs it.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Finding my Breath
Ha, you mean breathe. Just breathe? What a novel idea. After he said this, I felt my body. My arms tense, my fingers curled, by legs tight, and my breath held. Being 30,000 odd feet above the ground, I realized something...it was not up to me. Nothing about that plane ride was up to me. I was quite literally a passenger. The one thing that was up to me, was me, my hands, my fingers, my legs, my breath. So I exhaled. And low and behold, I made it back to the ground.
So as I sit here, on a rainy day in Cambridge, weeks later, when life seems like it could be on the cusp of change I again remember the words of an unassuming guru and I exhale. Breathing out the fears of the unknown, the loss of control, and the anxiety that often accompanies changes, and I breathe in the love I know is all around, the excitement of not knowing what will come next, and the strength that always accompanies great changes. The next season of life, ie. Fall as an employee, student, new roommate... hold the potential for great fear. But instead, at least today, right now, I am going to breathe, exhale and inhale-and have faith that I will again make it back to the ground.
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