being flexible

it's the first day of spring...and it feels/looks/smells like it. i can feel my mind and body awakening. it's truly amazing what adaptable creatures we are. perhaps it is especially easy to notice this in minnesota with our dramatic seasons, and our bodies amazing ability to adapt to these seasons. during a walk in the woods yesterday, i stopped briefly in a grove of aspens and noticed the trees swaying in the wind. i mean REALLY swaying...moving in whatever direction the wind blew...not resisting...being flexible. they taught me a lot.

life = good

i'm going to hawaii in 17 days...that's pretty sweet...

escape the trap

just by thinking about it i think i can think it right. but are thoughts really enough? is a thought enough to define me? is it possible to think beyond thoughts, to see beyond thoughts, to feel beyond thoughts? as far as i can tell i can only be what i think i am, the world is only what i think about it...how do i escape the trap that my thoughts have me in?

i'm ready to hit the road


and spend my days under blue skies



...even if only in my mind

the shift

close one eye and with the other eye focus on an object in front of you. now switch eyes. do you notice how the object appears to move a few inches...and even slightly change color?

this is something i've done since childhood...i guess i'm easily entertained. but today i realized this little game could serve as a great metaphor for life. one small shift in thinking or seeing can completely change how you perceive things. it takes both eyes (different viewpoints) to grasp what is reality.

i've been working towards a shift of my consciousness. constantly opening one metaphorical eye...and then the other.

lunar eclipse

tonight.
check it out.
it will happen between 7:43p.m. and 11:09p.m.

oprah

okay,okay...i'm a sucker for Oprah and yes...i read all her book club books. i'm really excited to read the latest book a new earth by Eckhart Tolle. it sounds pretty incredible, i encourage you to look into it and read it, i'd love to discuss it here with you.