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In- Dependance - ( sp I know but i like the DANCE thing :)
The dictionary says the meaning is " free from the control of others "
Are we ever truly free ? What about free from the influence of others ?
Where does ONENESS factor into all of this ? What is Independence ?
Just asking ....
We are contstantly impacted by other people's energy, thoughts, feelings, opinions, ideas.
When does this influence start to control us ?
Are we ever truly free?
I believe when we practice yoga, when we dance, run, cycle, meditate or make love we are free.
If for just a moment.....
One of my favorite spiritual books ever is called Initiation by Elizabeth Haitch. It comes to mind because a new friend came to my office the other day, saw it on my shelf and commented that the book changed her life. As it did mine. Few things that I've done or read have created such a shift within me.
Its been a wild wild week- actually its been a crazy month. At the start of my crazy month I blogged - around June 8th about wanting to just let go, go with flow and completly immerse myself in this game called life. I got what I wanted and more. Its been a time of great change- employees leaving, new ones coming, letting go of expectations, being present for who shows up in the moment and really trusting. CHANGE was the color this month and I really tried it on. Highs/ Lows
Its all good its only change. We try and plan, we try and be Proactive but at the end of the day sometimes if we can only choose our reaction in the moment its all just ok.
In the midst of all the comings and goings, trips and travels, connections and disconnections.
I found out our office cleaning people has stolen some of our blank checks and forged them. Thanks to my CSI type CFO they were tracked down, reported to the police ect. The twist is they offered to return the money no less than four days after we caught on to them. So they arrived to myself, my mother, my Pit Bull and a few staff members in the parking lot. Oh and I was carrying a statue of Shakti - my deity - a beautiful statue given to me by Anand's father "Uncle " in India. Its gt a lot of great spikes....... I found myself once again devoid of anger, feeling ony compassion- the woman whose name was on the forged check and also cleaned our office handed over almost $2000 in cash - but clearly was not the mastermind behind the scam- an innocent victim, maybe ? at best the "front man" or fall guy. I started to think a lot of theft and stealing - do we really ever own anything and what exactly does that mean ? We throw around the MY word a lot but can we really ever possess anyone or anything. I feel that non attachment is one of the greatest gits we can ever "posess" as humans. THis requires trust that if something or someone goes, something or someone better suited for the job, position, relationship, friendship will show up.
Trust. Non Attachment. Compassionate Reaction - maybe these are all hallmarks of INDEPENDANCE INDEPENDENCE
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Posted by bethshaw on 2009-07-03 18:21:20 | Rating: | Views: 51
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