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January 24, 2007
lead with your heart
'doing backbends in my yoga class right now. i'm pretty excited about the fact that i'm able to drop into a back bend all by myself. my legs are strong and grounded, completely connected to the earth. as i spring up from my backbend, i have learned that i need to lead with my heart first then let my head be the very last thing to come up. keep your chest open, exposing your heart...let it guide you, then allow the mind to follow. that's it!!! words of wisdom to live my life by...that's the answer.
on a side note, i'm back in the world of being on-call for babies again. there's a deep sense of calm inside of me, ready for anything, yet completely present in the moment. being a part of the miracle of childbirth has been so rewarding and enlightening for me. living your life, yet not fully attached to being anywhere or doing anything, because i may have to drop everything and go on my birth. just going with the flow of life, of nature...listening, watching, being in stillness amidst the chaos.
'surfed today without single fin. he's working pretty hard these days, herding the cats from all different directions...LA, india, montreal, romania. so i jumped in the water with my 9'0" buddha longboard, the cleanse the day away. i kicked butt on the surf. was pretty focused on catching waves, played all over....out deep, in shallow, all by myself, in the pack.
there were a few paddle boarders out there in the line up. they were definitely making their presence out in the line up. for some reason, they loved to drop in on me. so i chased one guy off, hollered at another guy who almost dropped in on me, and then had another guy paddle up to me to apologize for dropping in on me. i told him that it was okay, i was just gonna drop in on his wave next time. he said it was okay :)
alas, it's all about sharing your wave with much aloha...nothing is YOURS. it is a gift to be a part of the crazy blue world of the mysterious sea creatures. i saw a turtle pop its little head up as i was ready to paddle in. it brought a smile to my face. and then i could see a couple of whales slapping their tail against the water & propel their huge bodies up into the air. and another little smile & giggle came to me as i was loading my board up.
so full of gratitude for life, all the lessons learned and all the precious spirits around me...
Posted by soul sista' at January 24, 2007 12:20 AM