Change
Isn’t something to get over
Or through
Or to endure
Through stifled tears.

Change isn’t a sudden earthquake
Or looming hurricane,
Readying to reek destruction in one terrifying sweep.
It isn’t a tsunami of death
Nor a looming volcanic ash cloud,
Obscuring the very vision from our eyes.

Instead.

Instead it is a state of being

Of growing

It is life
Fully embraced.
Transforming…

Stuck to flowing
Aimless to purposeful
Lonely to loved…

And here it is.
The real truth of change
Is that
In its essence of never remaining the same
It will lead you smoothly

- if you choose -

Back to the perfect Oneness

Of You.

~

♥

The question of the moment.

Who do I choose to be?

The reality of the question of the moment.

I feel like rediscovering me.

I feel like laughing out loud to a joke no-one but me can hear – in a crowded bus. I feel like throwing off my shoes, my socks, and digging my toes down into the soft, damp earth; wrinkling my nose as the squelchy sensation tickles my soul. I feel like dancing like a wild woman; locs, arms, legs flailing to a beat only I can sense.

I am a Leader. So says my Highest Self.

And I no longer doubt.

I turn and bow my head to receive the crown of Love; humbled and empowered; silenced and joyous.

And as I rise up, again. As the Queen of Queen’s, I turn.

And see.

Are you all crowned with me.

And we continue to rise; finally knowing that we have never ceased to be.

That I whisper, is who I wish to be…

simply

me…

simply

free…

~

♥

“When you’re not looking, there are waves of possibilities. When you are looking, there are particles of experience”

~ What The Bleep Movie, 2004

And to read the full text of the speech, head over to:

http://www.bspcn.com/2010/08/01/the-best-high-school-valedictorian-speech/
(and isn’t that ‘Morbid Curiosity’ clip at the end of the article something else?)

So, what are your thoughts? Do you agree that what this young lady so eloquently and passionately spoke of, amounts to one of the best graduation speeches ever? I for one haven’t heard any other graduation speeches (I don’t remember any from my uni days…but perhaps I wasn’t applying myself at the time as my teachers so often remarked…), so yeah, for me this is up there.

I love learning. I adore books. But education, well, I didn’t get on so well with it. I started off good, with the very best of intentions, but it just couldn’t hold me as I grew opinions and sprouted ideas and gave birth to creativity. My focus shifted away from schedules and deadlines, and although I didn’t realise it then – my spirit had begun to unfurl and stretch its wings…I guess considering my metamorphosis, I did exceptionally well to leave university with a Law degree, even if it wasn’t a very ‘good’ one.

So. What could have been different? What would have served to nurture rather than alienate me and countless others? I’m not sure…but I’ll ponder upon it and no doubt revisit at a time my wild soul deems appropriate!

One Love ♥

Yes, the badge doesn’t lie…I’m embarking upon another Bindu-inspired challenge! This time the theme is ‘letting go’, and boy do I have much of that to do.

I have somewhat neglected my blog since it’s big relaunch back in June, but I’m back and motivated. So stay tuned.

In the meantime, you can find out more about Bindu’s Shed Project here – and remember it’s not too late to sign up if you’re ready to lose it too!

One Love ♥

Time to Begin

I have well and truly launched myself into this blogging business by signing up to Bindu Wiles‘ 21.5.800 project…albeit a few days in. The challenge is to write 800 words and complete five days of yoga a week for 21 days. Oh yes. Nowt like pushing the boundaries to get things moving.

I happened upon Bindu’s fabulous blog after link-hopping (a term I’ve coined for when you follow one interesting link which leads to another – and another – and, well, another!) and it was all in perfect, divine timing as I was well in need of that final push to get this blog up and running after more than a year of stifling procrastination. An encouraging tweet or two from Bindu later and I was signed up and ready to roll.

Er, 5-days of yoga? A week?

Ok, hold up a sec. Let it be known that I’m no yoga connoisseur, and if truth be told my limbs often feel stiffer than my Nan’s starched shirts. While I dream of being able to fling my kneecaps behind my neck, I know I’d snap like a twig if I even gave the idea too much thought, and so I was very relieved (and grateful) that Bindu suggested the Savasana as an option for the yoga part of the challenge. Although I have done a few yoga classes in the past, I wasn’t familiar with this pose, but from the description of it, I’m very much looking forward to giving it a whirl. I’ll post my experiences of how I get on…

Letting the dramaz go…

…is all about trusting,

Being.

Knowing that perfection still exists

Beneath the illusory chaos.

Knowing that in fact

Chaos does not exist at all.

That there is always a choice

To lay aside the fear.

~

♥