Yoga check

Remembering that yoga is the practice that takes you the state of yoga (union), when doing yoga postures, if you feel the need to squirm, you haven't found the pose. In other words, it's still not union (yoga). When you can hold still and steady in a pose, without feeling the need to grip or lock it down or add effort to burn more calories, then you are mastering yoga to bring you closer to that state of "there". Of union.
Yoga.

Done Waiting

So, 45 hours later, data migration complete. Maybe them thar birds hit some bumpy weather. Regardless, I can access all my old crap again.

Just goes to show, no matter where you go, all your stuff goes with you. So no matter where it's stored, you're the only one who can really clean it out and let it go.

One weird thing though. I have a ton of contacts in my address book from earlier days. I had about 2000 and I've deleted about 700 of them. So, as i'm deleting from my iPhone, i'm thinking, wouldn't it be great to start over? and guess what? Magically I only have 203 contacts on there now. Weird. And kinda cool. Except for the fact that I didn't get to pick which 203...

Good thing my computer has all the old stuff...

:-)

Waiting

Waiting. How long can I go without using my actual computer? Yes, I've been on iPhone as computer for over 24 hours now. I thought that the data migration between 2 computers would be done by now. Apparently there are still 27 hours to go. Problem? Not really except that we can't get online due to network bandwidth in order to print out an important document to fax to IRS. So, after 29 hrs, do I pull the plug, drive to the apple store to get a thunderbolt adaptor and start over?

Waiting.

Can she bake a cherry pie?

Probably Billy Boy, but she had rhubarb, so she baked a rhubarb pie.

I got home tonight and baked a pie. Life gave me rhubarb, so that's what I did. Life also gave me lemons, so I wouldn't be thirsty, and lettuce and green beans, and carrots, and roses. And out of those I did not make mashed potatoes. For obvious reasons.

Life has also given me other things and out of those things I made new things.

Life gave me injustice. I learned how to stop taking things personally.
Life gave me disappointment. I learned how to stop judging.
Life gave me heartache. I learned how to let go.
Life gave me loneliness. I learned how to love myself.
Life gave me failure. I learned non-attachment.
Life gave me success. I learned how to not take myself so seriously.
Life gave me love. I learned how to share.
Life gave me all that I've asked for. I learned how to pay attention to what I ask for.
Life gave me life. I learned how to appreciate.

And eat pie.

beyond awesome-na

Finding that place where asana becomes meditation is pure delight. For me. It's where I get to know my self and my Self. It's where my Selves begin to talk with each other, get to know each other.

Others are digging it too. As we discover more of who we really are, the global point of view gets bigger. As the global point of view opens, there are more possibilities, more room for growth and expansion. When we allow ourselves to breathe, expand, grow, we build our capacity to truly love. And unconditionally love. As our worldview expands, we see less of the little S self, the "i" the "me" and we experience more of the Whole. Not just intellectually, but really experiencing Self as Wholeness.

It's beyond Awesome-na. It's yoga.

10,000 strong

Just want to be clear about yesterday's post. I didn't get 10,000 pageviews in 1 day. The number was cumulative. Like the 100th caller.

Like 10,000 hours.

Something about 10,000. 10,000 hours to mastery. After 10,000 hours of practice, there is a level of proficiency that some call mastery. We've all put 10,000 hours in on something. Is it something we wanted to get very good at, or is it something we wish we would stop doing. Like complaining. Being poor. Being fat. Taking things personally.

10,000 hours. Think about it. And start now cuz it's just a matter of time...

Cray-Cray

it's crazy that  I have had 10,000 plus total page views today. Especially since i only have 12 followers, and yes, don't think i don't notice ms Christine! Today I was assisted Yogarupa Rod Stryker at his weekend workshop on the Gunas. It was awesome. As is all of the amazingness of "yoga" or whatever you want to call it.

There was a time when "yoga" was a cool word. Then it became a hip word. then it became an everyday word. then it became a non-word.

But that's a whole other discussion.

the crazy (aka cray-cray) thing is that this thing called "yoga" is/has been around for  a long long time and that the whole idea is that the goal is to go for "union" whatever that means. and what i know that  one aspect of what that means is that I read the other night in a book (yes, i actually read...) and it said something to the effect that without yoga, religion is a thing of the ego. Without union (yoga), religion is just another way to make yourself feel greater than or less than.

i'm not going to talk more about that, but if you are interested in my point of view, please comment, and i'll be more than happy to expound. Otherwise, I'm happy to sit back and say nothing. Cuz seriously, if it matters, awesome, and if it doesn't, awesome. and thanks so much for even reading this blog! I mean it.

and the 10,000 page views. Well, that rocks for me. Thanks so much for hanging through the cactus chronicles and the alignment rants. YOU rock for being there to rock my world. And for reflecting back to me the part of me that cares about what i have to say.

Amen.

And rock on.