Whether/Sky

Good morning Dear Ones! I am in a short period of struggle with my morning pages. I trust in my own wisdom to get back to a regular practice. And, for me, wisdom is about doing something, one small thing, to move in the direction I want to go. Today’s draft is a little wisdom exercise. I am drafting this poem right here, in this newsletter creation space, based on what is around me. It’s an even earlier draft than you usually see, and I hope this offers you grace for your own drafts and iterations.

You are the weather.

Your emotions are the sky.

No — it’s the other way around, I think.

I ask the storm gray sky, framed by century old window panes.

I ask the hated Bradford Pear blossoms

surfing the increasing wind gusts.

I ask the hot flash rising up through the floor to the roots of my hair

whether I am the sky or the elements that traverse it.

As the sky lightens,

the Bradford Pear stills,

the hot flash recedes like a spent ocean wave,

I rest in the answer:

I am.

For all my Louisville area friends, I am so happy to announce that I am offering DANCEmandala in person, both at MaybeItsFate in Butchertown and HighVibe Wellness in St. Matthews. I would love to see your beautiful faces and dance together. Join me Saturday March 14, 21, or 28 at 10 am at HighVibe, or next Friday, March 20, at 8am at MaybeItsFate.

DANCEmandala is a movement meditation journey where we move the body to find balance: of stillness and movement, embodied presence and energetic awareness, calm and vitality. Each session features a curated playlist along with verbal guidance to invite you to move naturally and connect with awareness through your body.

Each session will take you through focus on Body, Heart, or Emotion, offering you the opportunity to connect all the layers of your being in service of the highest good. 

All of you is welcome, just as you are.