No your eyes aren't playing tricks on you......there are two posts tonight. Tonight is the blue moon, it is darting in and out of the clouds......our great nephew Jordan (he's 4) just called to say he could see the moon, " and it is really really big." I have passed on the love of a full moon to him, I think it is something we will always share, at least I hope so.
Where ever you are tonight, I hope your blue moon is really really big! May its brightness light your night and your life.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Shelter From the Storm
How do you weather life's storms? Some of us duck and run for cover, some walk directly into the
squall, and others....well we don our protective gear and hope for the best.
I have spent a great deal of time lately thinking about how I have been weathering the storms. I think I have done a little bit of everything......I know the storms of life can take their toll....when the spirit is beaten, the body will begin to show the wear and tear. Some storms rage so hard for so long, that some throw their hands into the air, they turn to drugs, alcohol, sex, anything they can find to numb themselves.
Living here in North Central Alabama, I am well aware of storms......tornadoes, hurricanes, ice......our weather can turn violent in the blink of an eye. The storms of life hit fast too......illness, heartbreak,
some of it you see coming, but too often it blindsides you.
My grandparents had a storm pit.......a hole dug deep into a hill side behind their house, that was their shelter from the storm......my parents had a basement, Rick and I go to our bathroom and hope for the best. My shelter from life's storms.......friends, family, breath work and yoga, meditation, music, art and my dogs.....so far my shelter has held strong.
Tonight if the storms of your life are raging, don't give up, don't numb yourself......search for your personal shelter......find that place, that friend, that gives you shelter from the storm.....the storms won't stop, but with shelter.....you can wait it out.....and see the sun once again.
squall, and others....well we don our protective gear and hope for the best.
I have spent a great deal of time lately thinking about how I have been weathering the storms. I think I have done a little bit of everything......I know the storms of life can take their toll....when the spirit is beaten, the body will begin to show the wear and tear. Some storms rage so hard for so long, that some throw their hands into the air, they turn to drugs, alcohol, sex, anything they can find to numb themselves.
Living here in North Central Alabama, I am well aware of storms......tornadoes, hurricanes, ice......our weather can turn violent in the blink of an eye. The storms of life hit fast too......illness, heartbreak,
some of it you see coming, but too often it blindsides you.
My grandparents had a storm pit.......a hole dug deep into a hill side behind their house, that was their shelter from the storm......my parents had a basement, Rick and I go to our bathroom and hope for the best. My shelter from life's storms.......friends, family, breath work and yoga, meditation, music, art and my dogs.....so far my shelter has held strong.
Tonight if the storms of your life are raging, don't give up, don't numb yourself......search for your personal shelter......find that place, that friend, that gives you shelter from the storm.....the storms won't stop, but with shelter.....you can wait it out.....and see the sun once again.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Hope and Love
It has been a stressful day, the nausea hit in the middle of the night, the lung gunk seems to be building.....but I rested and then went to work to teach my classes. Nothing seemed right today, depression, sadness, heart wrenching stuff......I came home and feel beaten. Some days, because of where I work, life seems to have little value......I am grateful to be off for a couple of days.....my body and my spirit needs some recharging.
A student told me today, that he didn't have a clue about how much I was paid, but he knew I wasn't paid enough.......I told him, I didn't do it for the money.....it's nice to be compensated, and appreciated don't get me wrong......but I do it for the love, for the service to humankind. But days like today, I know that I can't reach everyone, can't help everyone.....and can save no one.
Some more medical tests tomorrow, yeah!!!! ( can you hear the sarcasm in my voice?) The blue moon comes out tomorrow night, hope the clouds go away and he shines his light on Empire, Al.
I am hoping also that I can convince Rick to take me to lunch tomorrow.....at Blackrock Grill so I can chow down on an oyster po boy!
Wishing you all hope and love,
Goodnight, Sweet dreams
A student told me today, that he didn't have a clue about how much I was paid, but he knew I wasn't paid enough.......I told him, I didn't do it for the money.....it's nice to be compensated, and appreciated don't get me wrong......but I do it for the love, for the service to humankind. But days like today, I know that I can't reach everyone, can't help everyone.....and can save no one.
Some more medical tests tomorrow, yeah!!!! ( can you hear the sarcasm in my voice?) The blue moon comes out tomorrow night, hope the clouds go away and he shines his light on Empire, Al.
I am hoping also that I can convince Rick to take me to lunch tomorrow.....at Blackrock Grill so I can chow down on an oyster po boy!
Wishing you all hope and love,
Goodnight, Sweet dreams
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Crossroads
Crossroads.......we have all been there.....at some point in our lives, we have been at the crossroads.
We live in an area that is a crossroads for weather systems, where the warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico is forever clashing with the jet stream from the West. I love the legend about the incredible blues singer/musician Robert Johnson who made a deal with the devil at a lonely crossroads in rural Mississippi. So it seems Crossroads can turn your world upside down.
Crossroads, that place where roads collide......choices can be made in a blink of an eye, or be excruciatingly long. Crossroads can be exhilarating, scary or numbing. But, the thing about them......you can't stay there forever, sooner or later.......you got to go.....one way or the other.
Crossroads, in rural Alabama on almost any Saturday morning.......you'll find teenagers asking for donations.....for a class trip, gear for their team, a sick classmate. Crossroads usually involve stop signs.......a reminder it is best to stop and think about your next move. There are major crossroads for almost everyone.....things such as education, choice of a life mate, or divorce, career choices, retirement choices. Crossroads force you to make a decision, no matter how painful or scary.
Crossroads, at some of them, we have probably all made some sort of deal with the devil......and dealt with the consequences. If all roads lead home, then quite possibly, sooner or later......there is a crossroads that leads home......and maybe home is where we are all headed after all.
We live in an area that is a crossroads for weather systems, where the warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico is forever clashing with the jet stream from the West. I love the legend about the incredible blues singer/musician Robert Johnson who made a deal with the devil at a lonely crossroads in rural Mississippi. So it seems Crossroads can turn your world upside down.
Crossroads, that place where roads collide......choices can be made in a blink of an eye, or be excruciatingly long. Crossroads can be exhilarating, scary or numbing. But, the thing about them......you can't stay there forever, sooner or later.......you got to go.....one way or the other.
Crossroads, in rural Alabama on almost any Saturday morning.......you'll find teenagers asking for donations.....for a class trip, gear for their team, a sick classmate. Crossroads usually involve stop signs.......a reminder it is best to stop and think about your next move. There are major crossroads for almost everyone.....things such as education, choice of a life mate, or divorce, career choices, retirement choices. Crossroads force you to make a decision, no matter how painful or scary.
Crossroads, at some of them, we have probably all made some sort of deal with the devil......and dealt with the consequences. If all roads lead home, then quite possibly, sooner or later......there is a crossroads that leads home......and maybe home is where we are all headed after all.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Tuesday Musings
First, my bad, should have looked at my day planner, blue moon is Friday night,not Saturday!
Classes today were special, not sure if it is the energy from Hurricane Isaac, the blue moon or just how it was suppose to be......sometimes there is so much love, so much kindness, so much peace in the room that it is palatable, and that is exactly the way it was today. It wasn't about the postures,it was the breathe, and the place that everyone wanted to be. I went to work today not feeling well at all, I came home uplifted and restored. The lung gunk is still there, but my spirit is in way better shape.
It seems the days I think I can't give anymore, those are the days that some how, some way, I have more to give than I can imagine. The most wondrous thing of all.......I get back even more than I give!
The monsoons started today, I love tropical rain bands.......there are sweeps of pouring rain, moments of cool breezes, then warm stillness and then pouring rain again. I knew today, as the rain poured down, there was a promise of fall......you could feel brief moments, teasers if you will of fall. The purple beauty berries are blooming, tinges of red and orange on leaves, goldenrods beginning to bud.
Today like every other day, was a gift......I am grateful.....that the hurricane is not a cat 4 or 5 or even a 3, that hopefully some places that need the rain will get it by the weekend, and most of all.....I am grateful to know love.
Namaste
Classes today were special, not sure if it is the energy from Hurricane Isaac, the blue moon or just how it was suppose to be......sometimes there is so much love, so much kindness, so much peace in the room that it is palatable, and that is exactly the way it was today. It wasn't about the postures,it was the breathe, and the place that everyone wanted to be. I went to work today not feeling well at all, I came home uplifted and restored. The lung gunk is still there, but my spirit is in way better shape.
It seems the days I think I can't give anymore, those are the days that some how, some way, I have more to give than I can imagine. The most wondrous thing of all.......I get back even more than I give!
The monsoons started today, I love tropical rain bands.......there are sweeps of pouring rain, moments of cool breezes, then warm stillness and then pouring rain again. I knew today, as the rain poured down, there was a promise of fall......you could feel brief moments, teasers if you will of fall. The purple beauty berries are blooming, tinges of red and orange on leaves, goldenrods beginning to bud.
Today like every other day, was a gift......I am grateful.....that the hurricane is not a cat 4 or 5 or even a 3, that hopefully some places that need the rain will get it by the weekend, and most of all.....I am grateful to know love.
Namaste
Monday, August 27, 2012
Everything Changes
Did you know that this week there is a blue moon? Yep, August has two full moons, and the second one arrives Saturday night. On the way home from class tonight, I looked over my right shoulder,and the moon was already brilliant. It was a beautiful sky, with the clouds beginning to swirl from the south east in wisps and that big moon shimmering through. The weather guys are saying rain (and lots of it) for us the next five days......guess that means I might not see the full blue moon Saturday night.
As I taught my class tonight, I looked out the windows of the community center, the sunset was painting the sky with swirls of pinks and corals......I wanted to tell the class to look, but they were already beginning relaxation, and I knew at that point, the sunset didn't matter to them. There is something about major changes in the weather that trigger beauty in nature. I suppose today was the calm before the storm, it was 93 degrees with the perfect balance of blue skies and white clouds.
As the weather changes, I think about the changes that take place in our lives......some of the changes are like the weather and can be violent and disturbing, but others like the sunset and the blue moon can be spiritual and filled with beauty and goodness. In my classes today at work, some of the students talked about how difficult change could be, and I agree it can be hard.......but everything changes, that is what life is.
A change in weather, a change in your life.....both can be extreme, both can be hard......but the certainty is this......everything changes.
As I taught my class tonight, I looked out the windows of the community center, the sunset was painting the sky with swirls of pinks and corals......I wanted to tell the class to look, but they were already beginning relaxation, and I knew at that point, the sunset didn't matter to them. There is something about major changes in the weather that trigger beauty in nature. I suppose today was the calm before the storm, it was 93 degrees with the perfect balance of blue skies and white clouds.
As the weather changes, I think about the changes that take place in our lives......some of the changes are like the weather and can be violent and disturbing, but others like the sunset and the blue moon can be spiritual and filled with beauty and goodness. In my classes today at work, some of the students talked about how difficult change could be, and I agree it can be hard.......but everything changes, that is what life is.
A change in weather, a change in your life.....both can be extreme, both can be hard......but the certainty is this......everything changes.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Hurricane Watch
So, in the spring we watch for tornadoes, in the fall for hurricanes........waiting to see what Isaac will do, where he's going. Even though we are almost 200 miles inland, we have had eyes of hurricanes and hurricanes pass over where we live. Getting our plan ready, making sure our friends and family do too.
It is a waiting game for the next few days. Will keep you posted.
Tests and doctor visits scheduled for this week, but that all depends on Isaac. The dogs are acting kinda strange, they know the weather is changing. My body knows a change is coming as well, the aches and pains are tenacious.....but it has been a beautiful day, and suppose to be even more beautiful tomorrow.
Goodnight, Sweet dreams
It is a waiting game for the next few days. Will keep you posted.
Tests and doctor visits scheduled for this week, but that all depends on Isaac. The dogs are acting kinda strange, they know the weather is changing. My body knows a change is coming as well, the aches and pains are tenacious.....but it has been a beautiful day, and suppose to be even more beautiful tomorrow.
Goodnight, Sweet dreams
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