When I returned home last Friday night from my yoga teacher training this is what I found! Mikel had cut "Megan" and "Yogi" out of silver paper and hung it in the dining room before leaving for work that morning. So cool! I am officially a Kripalu Yoga Alliance certified instructor!! The transition back into the "real world" has been strange, colorful and slow. I can already feel the everyday stress pulling my eyebrows together and twisting me up into a puckered pretzel. I met with another yoga teacher friend yesterday for tea and he told me that I seem stressed or sad. The truth is, I am loving my life here in NYC pursuing my "real" work yet I just feel like I am pulled in a million different directions in the effort to get my work flowing. I have a hunch that if I do less in my day and if what I do is done with mindfulness and zest, my eyebrows will more naturally relax on the sunny beach of my brow and my body will only reference a snack food if I ask it to (twizzler-asana? mmmmm...)
So here's a big question lately: is it OK (healthy?) to use my youthful energy to pursue my dream job as if I'm wildly chasing down a pack of deer? And if so, will it actually come to fruition the way I dream, with both rewarding hard work and delicious leisure? OR, is my life now the way it will always be so should I therefore allow deadlines to be less strict, my opportunity radar to take a weekend off and my feet to be resting so sweetly up on something comfortable at least once a day while I take deep breaths? After all, if my life will always be like it is now doesn't it make sense to incorporate daily what I wish to be in my day forever?
I think it may be possible to do both: work hard and relax hard. If I had a chalice right now I would lift it to "live today like I want to live every day!!"
Now to put that into action...
For my "work hard" category today I hooked up our new printer that my sister and her husband gave us for Christmas. (I feel to supported in my crafting dreams!) I started right away today printing some greeting cards and my new business cards. It's like magic!
For my "work hard" category today I hooked up our new printer that my sister and her husband gave us for Christmas. (I feel to supported in my crafting dreams!) I started right away today printing some greeting cards and my new business cards. It's like magic!
To help me practice relaxing and enjoying life a bit more, here's Calliope who is trying to adopt us... and who I am having a seriously hard time refusing... She has some mad crazy relaxing skills.
The key to all of this happiness-in-life stuff, in my opinion, is finding inspiration. My inspiration for the day (well one inspiration) is this artist, Pim Palsgraaf. Sweet love, sweet work, sweet play and sweet inspiration! I wish it for everyone!
Megan,
ReplyDeleteI was just pondering this the other day; why do I live my life like a chicken with its head chopped off trying to do everything? So I came to a decision for this New Year. I will only commit myself to 3 things. Meaning I have to be selective and pick only the most important things I want to do. Now of course I know myself well enough that I’ll fudge this a little, but etsy and a new health regiment are not included. Anyways the point is I am going to be more thoughtful and happy with the fewer things I do than with a whole lot of insanity.
Keep working hard but don’t overload, it will all work out as long as you don’t give up. And you should slow down a midge to enjoy life and look forward to being in the studio. I think that’s why the wind came because I had written off everyone and everything for most of the year doing shows. In fact I think my work suffered because I was so focused. I’ll tell you all about that in March, take care and take a little time for you. I can’t wait to see you guys, and thanks for the posts on my blog!
Hugs ~M
I love that image: a chicken with its head cut off. That's exactly how I feel often. I'm trying to stop and breathe when I feel that way. It doesn't always work because I usually notice how uncomfortable I am and realize many things I need to change to relax (for example, how uncomfortable my computer station is at home...) I love the idea of committing to three things. For my three things I will choose: 1) allowing there to be relaxation in part of every day; 2) Take new leaps in my business; 3) To treat my studio like a sacred space.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to ask you: did you use the shattered ceramics to make mosaic art? It would be the most amazing mosaic ever! xoxo
oh i love this sculpture so so so much- dreaming of living there in one of those buildings! thanks for sharing his work!
ReplyDeletei also wanted to tell you that my sister saw your last show at the firehouse gallery! (such a small world- funny how burlington and brooklyn have been intertwined in my life- the surprise of burlington being a sort of door- unexpected) and i tell you now since it has been so long, and i didn't want to forget!!