Day 9~ The Darn Hamster Wheel

onthemat • January 10, 2017

One of the reasons I took on this challenge was because I was feeling like I was living my life like I was on a hamster wheel, cycling through the same work / home routine always in a rush. Here is the thing though, I know that I have a somewhat busy life, but I […]

One of the reasons I took on this challenge was because I was feeling like I was living my life like I was on a hamster wheel, cycling through the same work / home routine always in a rush. Here is the thing though, I know that I have a somewhat busy life, but I also know there is plenty of time tucked away for other things including yoga. Somehow I was finding time to binge watch the Crown and read “Before the Fall” in one sitting (both SO good by the way) but never finding time to get to my mat…hmm….

Today I experimented and left work to attend a midday class despite being in the middle of something and having to struggle to extract myself. I would love to say it was absolutely fabulous, but truthfully I had an extremely hard time clearing my head and maintaining focus. Yes, it was a wonderful class and right now I am so glad I went – feeling super bendy. I also appreciate knowing that this is an option that I can take advantage of in the future. I do know however, it will take a little more work and mental fortitude for me to shift gears and be more present. Guess that is why they call it a practice.

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Heart~ Day #7 (Week #4)

By Linda Malcomb • May 3, 2020
“There is a light in the core of our being that calls us home—one that can only be seen with closed eyes; We can feel it as a radiance in the center of our chest. This light of loving awareness is always here, regardless of our conditioning. It does not matter how many dark paths we have traveled or how many wounds we have inflicted or sustained as we have unknowingly stumbled toward this inner radiance. It does not matter how long we have sleepwalked, seduced by our desires and fears. This call persists until it is answered, until we surrender to who we really are. When we do, we feel ourselves at home wherever we are. A hidden beauty reveals itself in our ordinary life. As the true nature of our Deep Hear is unveiled, we feel increasingly grateful for no reason—grateful to simply be.” —John J. Prendergast, PHD, The Deep Heart

SUN!~ Day #6 (Week #4)

By Linda Malcomb • May 2, 2020
Seems like it’s been rainy, windy, dreary for eons. Which may have helped us shelter inside a bit more. I remember reading years and years ago in a Seth book that weather can be influenced, and even created by mass human emotion. Why not? We are far more powerful than we currently acknowledge, and science is beginning to validate many phenomena that had seemed inconceivable before. Those seemingly endless days of “bad” weather seemed congruent with the emotional tone of covid her in New England. And now SUN! Glorious, warming, invigorating, hope-filled Sun! Today I will be outside basking and gardening and thanking. And I’m sure the whole neighborhood, and most of New England will go outside, stand with our faces to the sun and breathe a huge healing breath of joy. And maybe the collective energy of that will resonate out across the word as a promise of brighter days to come.
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