When we practice yoga we take it pose by pose allowing ourselves to, in real time, nurture the philosophy of living in the moment. Each pose offers us a prospective reminder that life is better lived when we understand that this moment is what we have. In the midst of a aligning, adjusting and breathing into the pose, lies the benefit of being focused on the moment at hand. The physical body and the directing mind are the vehicles for that focus.
Tricia Schwaba
Yesterday, while in a flurry of unfocused, superfluous activity I asked myself, “What if you were not in such a hurry? How would it feel if you took your time?” I guaranteed myself it would be a much different existence. So I took a deep breath, my first line of defense in every stressful situation, and it was validated once again that breath is a potent tool for good.
I witness many who, along with me, suffer from this affliction I call— Chronic Urgency— the self-imposed demand that everything must get done sooner than we are actually capable of doing it, and there can be nothing left hanging. I got news for all of us— there are always things left hanging. It’s part of the package. Ironically the Chronic Urgency mindset means very little ever gets done well, as the surging energy goes into the immanency rather than the holistic completion of whatever task is at hand. So take a breath right now, and know it will all get done— eventually.
Tricia
Yesterday, while in a flurry of unfocused, superfluous activity I asked myself, “What if you were not in such a hurry? How would it feel if you took your time?” I guaranteed myself it would be a much different existence. So I took a deep breath, my first line of defense in every stressful situation, and it was validated once again that breath is a potent tool for good.
I witness many who, along with me, suffer from this affliction I call— Chronic Urgency— the self-imposed demand that everything must get done sooner than we are actually capable of doing it, and there can be nothing left hanging. I got news for all of us— there are always things left hanging. It’s part of the package. Ironically the Chronic Urgency mindset means very little ever gets done well, as the surging energy goes into the immanency rather than the holistic completion of whatever task is at hand. So take a breath right now, and know it will all get done— eventually.
Tricia
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I’m trying not to anticipate, taking each moment as it comes
Stretching, reaching for equity in hopes I can become
A human who lives it right, a human that truly dares
A human that as the paradigm shifts is willing to be there
To take the leap of faith required to assist and heed the call
Not keep myself concealed from the tenderness of it all
Tricia Schwaba April 2020
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