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Daffodils rising

3/31/2022

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Spring comes, winter retreats
Daffodils poke their heads out of warming soil
Reaching for the more-present sun

Green things emerge from stick trees
Green, color of the liver
As we enter the season of the liver

It's time to eat green things
To assist our liver
As it cleans our blood

Beautiful spring!
Welcoming the return of life
From the dormancy of winter

The cold makes this blooming possible

Photo by Laila Gebhard
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Sent flying

3/29/2022

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Hurtling through the air
I meet the ground
Tucked and starting to roll
In backward somersault
My round shape absorbs the impact of being thrown

It took months of daily training to pattern that response into my muscle memory.
I'm thrilled it is still in there
The force of the throw was unexpected by me and my partner
But isn't a fall always unexpected?

A past training accident taught me the need to learn to fall.
Protect your head and parts that break by absorbing the force with your large muscles.
Valuable for each and every one of us.

Grateful for the reminder that what I do is real.
It applies to daily life.
When life tosses me around, I can roll with it.

Photo by Luke Pennystan
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The dance

3/28/2022

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what did it cost you?

to choose another's dream?

you love the west, she loves the east
where do you live?

or you wait to pursue your education until his is done
or work to provide a steady income so she can stay home

so many contracts
negotiations
life is a dance between two
give a little
take a little

what did it cost you?
what did you gain?

was it worth it?
only time will tell

Photo by sept commercial
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What's that?

3/26/2022

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What you think you know is not the end-all

Too attached to your way of doing things
Leaves you stuck, unyielding, unable to turn on a dime

Embracing the uncomfortable is not automatic
It takes practice

Left to ourselves
We head towards the easy, the known

A good teacher comes in handy here
To lead, direct, encourage, and chastise

A good teacher leads by example
Bravely taking on challenges

Empty your cup
Make room for new ways

Photo by Chris Lawton
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It's a pain

3/24/2022

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Pain is a warning sign
A helpful message from our brain
About the state of our body

It helps us eliminate movements
Or accept changes in our body

As the body slowly changes,
What was stable becomes unstable.
We seek a new balance
Restoring stability using the ligaments differently

Changing our alignment to stack the bones
Into a strong structure that distributes gravity's force evenly
We slowly breathe in and out
Checking the internal landscape of our body
With each breath

Where is the energy stuck?
Can I change my alignment slightly to unstick it?
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Breaking up the band

3/22/2022

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Sometimes it is hard to stay together when you have been fantastically successful.
People drift and want to try new things.

Sometimes the path to peace is to break up the band.
Or the family.

Dreams of healing, mending the broken family.
Of living a life together with little ones running from home to home.
A family farm.
Working the land together.
A simpler time.
The children and their children collected together.

Not to be.
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Lightening the load

3/21/2022

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Can you hear me?
I'm still here.

Oft-times we feel alone.
As if no one sees or hears us.
Isolated.

Never truly alone, we have each other.
We can reach out and feel a warm hand in the dark.
See a smile that lights the room.
Remember hope.
And joy.

A burden shared is lessened.
Come, let me help you carry that.
We are in this together.

Photo by Rajdeep Mitra
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Fire to the bones

3/19/2022

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Fire dispels cold
Warming bone, sinew, muscle
Welcoming the flow of blood and energy
Bathing tissues with nutrients

A panoply of health and well-being
Well-timed and well-placed
Banishing restrictions of movement
Restoring a pain-free body
Free to move easily

A smile on the lips
A twinkle in her eye
You can see the difference
From the person who walked in the door

Photo by Christopher Burns
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Pulling and pushing

3/15/2022

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Pulling a rubber band taught
Storing energy in the extended rubber
It flies through the air with great speed and force upon release
The stored energy expended

Jumping on a wooden trampoline to launch over a vault
The gymnast compresses the spring with her jump
And it launches her high in the air as the spring decompresses
The spring energy expended

Elastic tissue stores energy for later release
It's part of being flexible
Nourishing the tissue with good food and movement
Keeps it pliable and resilient

In the same way, our spirits can be like a rubber band
Circumstances stretch us or squash us
And we can store that force and bounce back
Launching the impediments into the air

Photo by NeONBRAND
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The Way

3/13/2022

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Exercises are more powerful than bodywork to clear restrictions
If we line ourselves up correctly
And practice regularly

Bodywork can make a first pass
Removing many stuck places
But the real work is the followup stretching and daily movements
Tailored to help the body move and twist with strength
To easily glide through the places that used to catch

Free and easy movement
Free and easy spirit
Free and easy breath
Diligent practice
Using the power of breath to guide each move

This is the way
The Tao

Photo by freestocks
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    Michelle Miller. I love being outside, using my body, and helping people. I'd like my posts to cultivate hope.

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