"Embolden attitudes that harm" jumped out at me. What rituals do I have for strength and sustenance in times when others feel emboldened in ways that are mean-spirited and deeply harmful?
Tonight, in my yoga class, the teacher talked about Harry Potter. She excused herself for sounding "cheesy" but said how much she loves Harry Potter and asked the class to recall the when Dumbledore dies, everything goes dark and Prof. McGonigall raises her wand which has a small tip of light. And as she does others do the same. With each single tiny wand tip they bring light.
Yoga and meditation are rituals of strength and sustenance. Gathering in community is a ritual of strength and sustenance. Awareness and savoring of beauty and joy is a ritual of strength and sustenance.
Lovely and thought provoking! Thanks for writing today (or I guess it was a couple of days ago now.)
Thanks for commenting, Lori. Yes, gathering in community...that's something I feel lacking in my life right now. I'm pondering that. When I wrote this on Sunday I was feeling a bit more hope than I feel this morning on Wednesday. Focusing on my breath and savoring my coffee...trying to ground myself in that.
"Embolden attitudes that harm" jumped out at me. What rituals do I have for strength and sustenance in times when others feel emboldened in ways that are mean-spirited and deeply harmful?
Tonight, in my yoga class, the teacher talked about Harry Potter. She excused herself for sounding "cheesy" but said how much she loves Harry Potter and asked the class to recall the when Dumbledore dies, everything goes dark and Prof. McGonigall raises her wand which has a small tip of light. And as she does others do the same. With each single tiny wand tip they bring light.
Yoga and meditation are rituals of strength and sustenance. Gathering in community is a ritual of strength and sustenance. Awareness and savoring of beauty and joy is a ritual of strength and sustenance.
Lovely and thought provoking! Thanks for writing today (or I guess it was a couple of days ago now.)
Thanks for commenting, Lori. Yes, gathering in community...that's something I feel lacking in my life right now. I'm pondering that. When I wrote this on Sunday I was feeling a bit more hope than I feel this morning on Wednesday. Focusing on my breath and savoring my coffee...trying to ground myself in that.
Timely and meaningful as usual. Thank you.
Thanks, Heide. It was so great to see you today.
I'm grateful that you're part of my community!