Life is doing a weird thing again!
You might call it synchronicity. Some call it serendipity. I call it my “Wow. That’s weird” moments.
Numerous times recently I’ve made a personal “discovery” only to have it confirmed by an outside source right after.
Take this morning as an example. I’ve been away from my yoga mat for a few days and this morning was cold and windy outside so it was a perfect day to stay inside and do my practice. I didn’t have time before taking Emma to school to do a full practice and I was feeling a bit uninspired and lacked motivation so while I was waiting for her to get ready I opened my Kindle to the Amazon store and decided to subscribe to the e-reader version of Yoga Journal. I only had time for the first issue to download before she was ready to leave.
When I got home I rolled out my mat, put on my iPod yoga playlist, which I had added some new songs to last week but never got a chance to use them in my practice yet. I just set it for shuffle, I like to be surprised and “go with the flow” of the music sometimes instead of doing a pre-planned set of asanas.
Midway through my practice, All Is Love from the motion picture soundtrack for Where the Wild Things Are came on right as I was going to begin doing some standing balance poses. I can’t help but smile and bounce a little when I hear this song. So I stood there in Tree Pose with a big goofy grin on my face. Then I just started laughing. I had an “a-ha” moment of realization that when you smile, you feel happy. I pondered that notion while I was lying in Corpse Pose.
After rolling up my mat I made my bagel and pot of tea and sat down to enjoy them while reading the recently downloaded Yoga Journal. What do I find? This article, 7 Ways to Find Calm. What is number 2 on the list but “Crack a Smile!” There is more magic afoot for sure. In reading the rest of the article I get even more confirmation that what I’ve been doing and discovering for myself is real and true and working. It’s not all in my imagination or just wishful thinking.
Namaste!
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