I sometimes wonder if there is a right...correct...direction to go. Is this life a test? I'm sure that if it was a final round, we would have been given instructions as to what the heck to do next! ha.
Maybe, when we get on the train and we are traveling to work, we should be that one person that starts to sing or just starts to talk...you know the one that everyone else ignores because they are to set in there "lively" ways.
Our day to days are such a beautiful blanket of security, yet they keep us tied down to an almost scare tactic...we have a hard time starting something, because of the possible failure that is involved.
I started this blog...is anyone going to read it? ehh. who knows...does that mean I have failed?
It means I have tried, that's for sure.
Be well*
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This came to mind while reading this blog. It might not make any sense but here goes...
ReplyDeleteThere was a man who would come in to the coffee shop I worked at a while back who, I believe, was schizophrenic. He would get a coffee and go over to put cream or sugar in it and then, out of the blue, he would put his arms in the air as if he was throwing them around someone to dance. He always looked like a combination of an orchestra conductor and a man dancing with someone he loved very much. It was in the way his eyes closed, his eyebrows lifted and his posture became more upright. There was definitely some beautiful music playing in his mind. I always wanted to be the person ballsy enough to step into his arms and dance with him. Of course, as somewhat of a dreamer, in my head I hoped that if I danced with him it would cure him of his illness and make him normal again. In the long run, I'm glad I didn't. Who wants to be normal anyway?
I think we should all just always be ourselves. If you are that crazy person who sings on the train, then sing on the train. If you happen to do something that fits the description of normality then you're normal in that instance. I like being aware and accepting of who I am. Don't know if that last sentence made sense but it did to me :)
Also...
I went on a peace walk once in LA with thousands of people being led by a buddhist monk. No I'm not buddhist. We were instructed to take one step at a time and repeat "I am here, I have arrived" while we walked around a huge park together. It drove me crazy because I am a speed walker but the point was that you shouldn't think too far into the future. Take things day by day, step by step. I found it impossible because I need the security of knowing what is next too. BUT, for what it's worth it did put things into perspective for me. We can plan all we want and need to know what's next asap but life is so much better if you enjoy each moment of your journey as it's happening. I try my hardest to follow this but I find myself fighting it because it goes against everything I've been taught.
Okay I've written a novel, haha. Is this the kinda comments you would like people to respond with? Let me know :)
One my most brilliant professors of Shiatsu... which here is a brief description of what that is in case you are unfamiliar :
ReplyDeleteIn shiatsu therapy, practitioners can also promote the prevention and recovery of illnesses by stimulating the immune system and natural healing power that people already possess without treating a specific problem. Treating the body as a whole, so they say, helps to restore the physical functions of the nervous system, circulatory system, bone structure, muscles, and internal secretion and stimulates the whole of the mind and body to find harmony. Skilled shiatsu practitioners can contribute considerably to regional health and medical treatments.
She said one of the best things anyone has ever told me. At the end of our semester we had to fill out a form that overviewed the class, and many different aspects of the class. She informed us that it would then be passed on to the Director or our school and compiled by the Director to be passed on to the school's Owner/President.
I asked our professor, couldn't one person (The Director) compiling many different people's opinions become bias once presented to the school's Owner/President?
She said, that is not important. It is only important that you decided to speak and took the action on your behalf. You can never guarantee that others will listen, but that does not mean you should not talk and share.
Somebody once told me I am overly opinionated and that not everyone all the time wants to hear what I have to say. I said that really didn't matter, because why should I hide and keep things I want to say to myself. I'm not sure if that is a good or bad trait, haha.
In the end, as long as you share what you're thinking you can never go wrong. The next part is getting people to listen if they are not already. But in the end, the right people will listen, they always do, sometimes you just have to keep trying. You can just never stop sharing or hold back. Because if you don't at least try to share then you never really know what the response could be.
Human nature is to hold back, when it should really be to be as outwardly open and share as much as possible.
Don't ever stop trying.