january 5, 2016

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“This year:

Find a creek, river, lake, or ocean, and be still beside it for a time. Sit by an open fire and watch the flames. Sit on the porch and lie on the grass. Light candles. Take a deep breath. Write a letter to someone.

Discover something new everyday. Learn. Tell stories. Listen to old people. Ask them questions.
Do something nice for others when you can and don’t hesitate to be kind to yourself.
Read actual, real books and newspapers.

Spend an entire day without looking at your phone. If you feel the urge to post a selfie everyday, take a picture of some other beautiful thing instead. Remember that there is power in moderation.
Learn to cook or bake something new. Enjoy every meal. Savor your food. Drink water.

Be completely quiet. Turn your favorite song up as loud as it will go.

If someone makes you feel bad all the time, get away from them. Laugh with others. Laugh while you’re alone.

Spend time with animals. They make us better people.

Don’t judge. Think this: “There but for the grace of God go I” or “Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Forgive others. Forgive yourself.”

~ Silas House, from “What I Know: a Prayer Essay”

 

winter warmth
winter warmth

 

This evening I attended a yoga class at The Massage Center in Dudley Square. It’s the first organized yoga class I’ve been to in at least a decade. I love yoga, but I always do it on my own, and less often than I used to. Boy, do I feel it. I needed a kickstart to get me back into it. This was the ticket. Plus, it was in Dudley Square which I love. It was built in 1881 as the city’s third school. The twin staircases remind me of Shakertown architecture. That they’ve left the Christmas tree up – and Santa hats on the two horse statues – put a smile on my face, too. What I love most about Dudley Square is that, for most of my college years, I lived just behind it. So, in some strange way, it feels like home. Yoga in Dudley Square. Two of my favorite things. I win Tuesday.

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