Yogis,
How would I describe the energy of 2025?
What comes to mind is a carnival ride. Like a roller coaster
where you never know what sharp turn is ahead. A steep climb and just as things
level out a hurtling freefall. Or maybe the ride which spins so fast you become
stuck to the wall with a frozen smile while the floor drops out from under your
feet. Far from center…..
I don’t think we were designed for a life so fast paced and
unpredictable.
After Christmas I began to open to what my ‘Word of the Year’
would be. Again this year it wasn’t easy for me. One word kept showing up
though. Stillness. Yet I wasn’t ready to take that one on.
In the meantime, I had signed up to receive a daily email quote from Sadhguru, an Indian spiritual teacher my father had found to be down to earth, wise and thought provoking. In his free time, Sadhguru rides his motorcycle, long beard blowing in the wind, at times uses salty language and is sure to dance daily. I get the connection…..
On December 30 I open the email to this quote, ‘In stillness, there is
no time”. Well, ok then.
As I try on the energy of stillness, I realize what I yearn for is a return to a stiller mind. One that is more present and centered, not pasted to the spinning walls of the world. And only by slowing body and breath will I find it again.
But as you visualize, you must also do. Otherwise the word
is merely a passing wish.
I dig out and spread all of my painting supplies on the
coffee table where I will sit often. I fill the bird feeder and watch the blue
birds return to check out the home rentals. Unloading groceries I stop and peer
into my bare oak tree.
I looked back thinking last year’s word was simple. That was actually 2 years ago, but I had kept it and added quiet on top. I am sensing a thread here that clearly must continue to be pulled through the fabric of my day to day life.
The world makes it challenging, but I intend to find stillness.
What’s yours?
SARAH
