For a Five-Year-Old
Posted: February 26, 2015 Filed under: Kindness, Meditation, Yoga | Tags: Children, Fleur Adcock, Identity, Internet, life, parenting, Poetry, Seva, Spring, writing, yoga 1 Comment…
A snail is climbing up the window-sill
into your room, after a night of rain.
You call me in to see and I explain
that it would be unkind to leave it there:
it might crawl to the floor; we must take care
that no one squashes it. You understand,
and carry it outside, with careful hand,
to eat a daffodil.
I see, then, that a kind of faith prevails:
your gentleness is moulded still by words
from me, who have trapped mice and shot wild birds,
from me, who drowned your kittens, who betrayed
your closest relatives and who purveyed
the harshest kind of truth to many another,
But that is how things are: I am your mother,
And we are kind to snails.
Got Me Wrong
Posted: January 8, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, Children, crossfit, exercise, family, fitness, free range, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, hope, kettlebell, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, paleo, passion, pilates, running, sense, walking, whole foods, WOD 24 CommentsHappiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony-
What did you love to do the most as a child? Shove crayons up your nose? Draw pretty pictures with said crayons? Maybe you enjoyed playing a musical instrument or was it reenacting a great story you just finished reading? For many of us, it was exploring the wonders of the world by simply being outside, like immersed in nature. Poison ivy and all. What if we shared a secret with you? Only if you promise not to share it with anyone else … You can find greater energy and inspiration today by reconnecting with what you enjoyed the most as a child: Sign up for an art class at a local college or community center, volunteer to give musical lessons to today’s generation. Or, our favorite: Leave your shoes at home and head out the door for an early morning walk before the world awakens around you.
The Workout-
Balance Beam Work, Dead Man Rolls, Inversion(s) and a very light and flowing Ashtanga Yoga Series = शांति
Notes:
By reconnecting with our long-lost gifts we can reclaim our “sense” < — Hint from yesterday … Our true passion in life.
What are some of your gifts (seriously peeps: let ’em fly and chime in) and how do you plan on utilizing them today?