Alive, I
Posted: December 23, 2013 Filed under: Meditation, Yoga | Tags: blogging, christmas, compassion, Contentment, cycling, Everyday life, exercise, family, Festivus, fitness, free range, freshly pressed, friends, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, holidays, hope, kettlebell, kindness, life, love, lululemon, marathon, meditation, motivation, musings, natural, nature, Omaha, passion, perspective, pilates, recovery, running, Silence, trail running, whole foods, writing, yoga 16 CommentsIn Silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves-
How different would everyday life become, if we embraced silence?
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Over the course of writing this blog-o-thing I have adapted a leisurely pace in life … Attending more yoga classes, spending more time unconnected from the web and partaking in long, flowing bike rides without a care in the world.
As Festivus and winter set in, the bikes resting at ease in the front bedroom. I turned my attention homeward, focusing more on the events of my daily life. It truly is possible to attend a silent retreat, where my only interactions with my surroundings are with a smile and an attentive ear. I stopped listening to the radio while driving, the TV stays off when I get home from work and magically … My son and I are reading more in front of the fireplace.
It is such a relief to be free of “noise” … The stillness in my heart is based solely on silence rather than a frantic beat or change in tempo.
I have begun to notice in this “silence,” the crunch of salt on the walkways leading into work, the rustle of a few stubborn leaves in the breeze, a red tail hawk gliding past …
Silence has kindly given me clarity and inspiration.
Daily Meditation:
Be kind your body and heart today …
CultFit 
I love the beginning statement- stop weaving and see what pattern improves- lovely….
Depending on the day and which direction the wind is blowing – The starting observation by Rumi … Is one of my personal favorites. 🙂
I hope you have a beautiful day, take care and please be well!
Hubby and I have decided to spend evenings reading books over break, instead of watching movies or reruns of Northern Exposure. 🙂
I am reading Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Potawatomie). A birthday gift from my hubby. I cannot put it down. 🙂
My apologies for the late response … I tossed my phone and internet away during the Holiday break. 😉
You took me back – Waaaaay back! With a Northern Exposure reference, oddly enough – the acting and this show have held up fairly well over the years!
I hope you guys had a peaceful and relaxing Christmas … Take care and keep on reading!
I know. WE love that show. . . and yes, they have held up all of these years 🙂
We’ll finish the show tonight. Oh, I think you would love this book — but I may be biased. . .
Had a nice 12 mile bike ride today. I hope you had a chance to get out, too. 🙂
I love silence. i used to take a week a year and camp alone without even singing. I love to be home with no one there and no music or TV on at all. And love walks in nature with only the sounds all around me.
You and I both 🙂
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Merry Christmas!
I hope you and your family had a very, merry, Christmas as well!
I think many people are starting to follow this path. I ‘lost’ my TV 9 years ago/ My wife and I meditate (Vipassanna) more, read more and just sit and “BE” with each other. Like you the car radio is seldom on. I burn energy through Kettle Bell workouts, Muay Thai and mud runs. It’s like a break out but then I quickly retreat. It is lovely indeed.
Sounds amazing my friend! Having my son around and seeing the instantaneous effect turning the TV off has on him, really nailed home this subtle point for me: Turn the TV off and turn our hearts and minds on. I want to take a moment this afternoon to wish you and your family a healthy, safe and inspiring New Year! I sincerely wish you guys the best, take care and be well!
I love connecting with nature. Being kind to my body and heart if I could control my mind. Improving on meditation techniques. Be sure to check out this Oreo Tower Cheesecake recipe by yours truly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2tGlK32l-8, great for when you have a sweet craving.
And what would you know?!? Sitting in our pantry, are two bags of holiday Oreo cookies – perfect!!!