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If No One Reads This...........

4/16/2014

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If no one ever reads a word I write; I will have written it.  I will have sat in my chair in front of my computer and gone through the process of creating a document in my own style and made my offering.

If no one ever notices the thousands upon thousands of chores I have done; I will have done them.  In honor of and service to my family, I will have made my offering.

If no one ever senses the evolution of mindfulness that is taking place within my head; I will have cultivated and allowed it.  My single contribution toward ending suffering will have been offered.


If no one values what I have to offer; thats none of my business.  My business is to be true to myself and offer what I can.  It doesnt matter what the outcome is; I'm not in charge of that.  The universe reads, notices and senses everything.  As a vessel of the universe my job is to be available to receive and deliver whatever is dropped into me.  My job is to remain unconcerned about the" visible and measurable" outcomes of my offerings.  My opportunity is to remain confident in doing what I am inspired to do no matter how much I may be tempted to minimize the importance of doing it.   I know for sure that as I allow it, the universe provides a much bigger role for me than I can conjure up for myself. 


If we, as a Kula (community of the heart), are willing to make whatever offerings we have, without concern of how we will be received and valued, our community will be abundantly blessed in myriad ways.....we will all play bigger and more satisfying roles in this endeavor than we could have ever conjured up for ourselves.








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$500 Seats ?

4/6/2014

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I love to see live music and I love to be close to the musicians.....I love to sit up in front!


I always want $500 seats.  Alas, I have never purchased such seats.   I have to sit way up in back, away from the stage because the front rows of seats are out of my price range.  The seats in front are not more expensive because they are of different workmanship or made of any special material.... They are more expensive because of what you can see from that seat.  Its not about the chair itself; its about the view from that chair.


I used to think the "asana" tacked onto the end of every yoga pose meant "pose"; then  I found out that asana may be more appropriately translated as "seat".  


Just like the concert seats, there is some cost involved in a yoga "seat".  We call this practice.  Surely there are some poses or "seats" that are currently out of my price range because my shoulders aren't quite open enough to bind or my balance is not quite there in handstand away from the wall, but in time and with willingness to practice, all poses will come. 


To practice taking a number of "seats" and looking around within myself to see what I can see from that seat has been particularly satisfying today and is proving to be particularly helpful in my quest to be fully present with myself and in life.  The idea of shifting my  focus to the view rather than the seat itself seems simple, but it has not been an easy shift for me.  It has been a challenge to let go of my performance of each pose since I have been practicing each one for so many years; it seems I am rather attached to evaluating my form, extension, balance, etc........


But today I am convinced that the value of my practice is not the poses themselves but surely it is in whatever insight and awarenesses come to me from each one. Taking the poses that are in my practice today, looking around from each seat and checking out each view of myself......relating to myself and to others....... is priceless.



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    Lucy Facer Bernstein

    I am a committed yogi and community member. I believe in the goodness of humankind and that as we discover our ultimate connectedness we can all find peace....within and without.  

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