river walk
October 13, 2007
My Sacred Life: Day 3
Yesterday the funk finally defunkified. I was patient with myself (for once). I had a wonderful conversation with a beautiful girl. I reached out to another friend in need (love to you, k). And I mama-beared myself.
My river walk always helps (and I’ve skipped it all week!). Something about being out there with the trees, watching the river flow by… centers me. It always has a new surprise… yesterday’s was a very large blue herron who was knee-deep fishing. (We also got some excitement when a not-so-nice german shepherd came by). I usually walk really fast to stir up some wind around me, but yesterday it felt better to just stroll. Feel the sun.
I have noticed lately that I am really feeling the need to connect with other like-minded souls… Nourish my circle, and maybe even widen it (I dunno… this is scary to me. I am kind of shy and I’m protective of my alone time, but I’m trying to just see what happens there… be open to it.) (for some reason I am hesitant to leave this paragraph here.)
I also went to an Ayurveda workshop. I really didn’t know what to expect (I’ve only just dipped my toe into this), but it was fascinating… it was like a mix of complete common sense and total hocus pocus (because a lot of the words were new to me). I sat there, wiggled there (3 hours on a hard floor is not good on the bum), took notes and listened… trying to absorb what I could. Toes dipping deeper.
October 13th, 2007 at 10:41 am
hey penny-lope, i appreciate how open you are in your sharing. i know just what you mean about reaching out and the scary factor of that. (hell, it was scary just callin you the other day! i get a little nervous reachin out…) we watched “Almost Famous” the other night (so so great) and i had to laugh so hard when the music critic told the kid, “i’m always home. i’m uncool.” oh, man, that’s me. am i uncool?
anyway, i’m happy your funk left. and oh….ayurveda….did i tell you patrick is an ayurvedic consultant? it really has changed my life—and yes, so much of it IS common sense and diet and simply living in balance with nature and your natural state… i studied ayur-yoga for a year, which is basically the traditional asanas, but you learn how each one affects you in different ways so you can alter your practice according to what YOU need each day. it’s awesome…i’ve been practicing ashtanga for about 7 years but ever since i studied ayur-yoga, it has altered and helped my ashtanga practice a ton more. i’m talkin your ear off…have a fun weekend. xoj
October 13th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
goddess dudette,
rock on with your sacred precious beautiful blossoming LIFE!
October 13th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
p.s. isn’t it so funny-crazy-interesting that the times we most need it, we forget to do the things that nourish us?
i do this all the time!