Awareness, Movement, and Creativity to heal Mind, Body, & Spirit
Playing in the garden soothes my soul as I connect with the rhythm of the seasons. However, a little known fact is that years ago, my kids nicknamed me “Mrs. McGregor” when I would chase off a rabbit or a groundhog from the garden. Are you noticing a contradiction from one who prides herself in coexisting with nature? Someone who strives to honor the connectedness of all things? This summer, bunnies taught me a lesson.
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What seems like a lifetime ago, a three-year-old girl approached me to say, “I’m having a purple day.” I knew right away what that meant. As a preschool teacher, the book My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss was well worn and loved. This simple color book offers infinite wisdom on different feelings without leaning heavily on feeling words. It includes the message that we can feel mixed up, then reassures the reader that we go back to feeling like ourselves again. In short, this too shall pass, and it will be OK.
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We breathe in, and we breathe out. If we look closely, there is a break in between the two. That rest or space between allows us to recognize where one thing ends, and another thing begins. Our breath has a rhythm. Music has its rhythm also, and could not exist without the spaces in between. The rests add drama and draw attention to the next note. In our communication, the pauses allow us to listen deeply, fully present with each other, responding rather than reacting. There is value in the silent pause. In learning, our brains also need time to integrate concepts making them our own. Depth of understanding requires time. The rhythm of rest and activity is essential for physical and emotional well being as well our relationships with others.
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We can feel dizzy and disoriented by the swirl of our thoughts and activities. Our modern world includes clock watching, schedules, unending lists, emails to delete, and the loops that play in our minds. The earth circles the sun, time passes, and we circle through food prep, dishes, laundry, diaper changes, carpool lines, work, home. We rise to do it all again, but “the how” we do it is worthy of reflection.
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you into something else is a great accomplishment.” Walt Whitman
I remember when my kids were ages 3 and 5. They enjoyed a play-based soccer camp once a week, and we had an option for signing up for another session. I asked them if they wanted to do the soccer camp again or an extra pajama morning. The exuberant unanimous vote for pajama morning erupted. Could less be more?
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