"Presently you are at a crossroad-between your past and your possibilities." Spirit Weaver
5Rhythms is a practice that finds my emotions and helps me release an energy that holds pain, thoughts, happiness, memories, and time. It is not a meditation or dance class but rather a 'prayer in motion.'
There is only one thing asked of everyone who attends- that there is no conversation with words. On Tuesday night a man in his 50's dressed in black sued pants rocking his sun glasses at night found me on the floor. We moved, smiled, giggled, and were able to express all our multi-personalities to each other without words. Yet he felt the need to express one thing through the English language-"You are special."
Those were the only words we exchanged with each other but I am still floating. The wind has kissed my face softer since then and my mind is still hypnotized. People are special. It is interesting that we as a society associate the adjective-special- rather with jems, beauty, currency, and sometimes mental disorders.
Exchange a smile with a stranger on the street or tell someone how special they are. I promise you those words will not be a waste. During my practice I was at a crossroad holding onto aspects of the past and torn about where I want my future to go. "You are special" he said and my mind came back to the present moment:) Bring someone here, now.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Note To Self
'Note To Self, remember no matter how bad life gets there is always booze"-Abi
Riding my bike with no hands down a side street in Los Angeles I think to myself, while my music is playing at a deafening volume, "note to self Abi, get a light on the front of your bike." Three days later I found myself waking up to the raw pavement of Santa Monica Blvd, dazed, bleeding, scared.
I ignored the, "note to self" and ended up in a gnarly bike accident. The concrete did not bounce back but somehow my body, mind, and soul did. Blood is nothing to fear because it does not shatter however bones and souls can. Everything is connected and simply because we chose to ignore our thoughts or put them on the back burner so to say does not mean the future will not encompass them.
Tate the senior marketing manager who hit me at 9 pm with his girlfriend in the car was astonished when I collected myself, smiled, and said "I don't have any broken bones, we're good." I rode away still bleeding and remembered my former thought process. Later that evening was filled with laughs, drinks, and friends. I could do nothing but thank the universe and the next day I bought bike lights.
Riding my bike with no hands down a side street in Los Angeles I think to myself, while my music is playing at a deafening volume, "note to self Abi, get a light on the front of your bike." Three days later I found myself waking up to the raw pavement of Santa Monica Blvd, dazed, bleeding, scared.
I ignored the, "note to self" and ended up in a gnarly bike accident. The concrete did not bounce back but somehow my body, mind, and soul did. Blood is nothing to fear because it does not shatter however bones and souls can. Everything is connected and simply because we chose to ignore our thoughts or put them on the back burner so to say does not mean the future will not encompass them.
Tate the senior marketing manager who hit me at 9 pm with his girlfriend in the car was astonished when I collected myself, smiled, and said "I don't have any broken bones, we're good." I rode away still bleeding and remembered my former thought process. Later that evening was filled with laughs, drinks, and friends. I could do nothing but thank the universe and the next day I bought bike lights.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
A single moment, Cherished Gifts, The Best Thing in Life
To negotiate time: one can reason that the present is independent, indefinite. That the future has no reality except as a present hope, that the past has no reality except as a present memory. -J.C. Borges
To me a single moment is a gift that takes place when our minds are present and thus we can cherish the best things in life...our reality. I have traveled and learned to bend, melt, and shape into my surroundings. Today I woke up with a mission and it was accomplished. The Mission: to enjoy the day. A woman asked me for changed to use a pay phone; with no change in my pockets or in my bank account I lent her my phone. A simple phone call cleared her mind and her day therefore I received her happiness.
Happiness is a gift and it comes in single moments. Public Libraries for example are meccas of culture and communities. Go to your public library and I promise a moment of happiness will engulf you....everything is free, people are at peace, minds are working. My new public library is a 5 minute bike ride from my house and mind you this is the City of Angles and thus there is a 365 days a year outdoor pool next to it fo free. I went there today and found out there is a community book swap on Sunday...looks like I now have plans:)
I also learned about a project founded out of goodwill. It is called The LA Burrito Project....they spread happiness via bikes by delivering burritos to the homeless. Why didn't I think of that?
We all have rollercoasters, there are and will forever be ups and downs. But when down I like to remember a single moment is the best thing in life....and hey single moments happen everyday.
To me a single moment is a gift that takes place when our minds are present and thus we can cherish the best things in life...our reality. I have traveled and learned to bend, melt, and shape into my surroundings. Today I woke up with a mission and it was accomplished. The Mission: to enjoy the day. A woman asked me for changed to use a pay phone; with no change in my pockets or in my bank account I lent her my phone. A simple phone call cleared her mind and her day therefore I received her happiness.
Happiness is a gift and it comes in single moments. Public Libraries for example are meccas of culture and communities. Go to your public library and I promise a moment of happiness will engulf you....everything is free, people are at peace, minds are working. My new public library is a 5 minute bike ride from my house and mind you this is the City of Angles and thus there is a 365 days a year outdoor pool next to it fo free. I went there today and found out there is a community book swap on Sunday...looks like I now have plans:)
I also learned about a project founded out of goodwill. It is called The LA Burrito Project....they spread happiness via bikes by delivering burritos to the homeless. Why didn't I think of that?
We all have rollercoasters, there are and will forever be ups and downs. But when down I like to remember a single moment is the best thing in life....and hey single moments happen everyday.
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