This morning, I am in a mood.
\nIn all honesty,\u00a0 I could feel it coming on, last weekend
\nI said to my husband
\n“I am a woman on the edge\u201d, in my effort to give him fair warning
\nLay low
\nseveral times in the past few days I have felt my short fuse
\ncasting sparks in all directions
\na short blow out with my daughter, left me feeling
\ndisastrous and shrew like
\nwavering between brutish-like outsides,
\nand dastardly insides
\nI am conscious of when this hits, and why
\nI try to be aware when it starts to creep
\nbut still
\nsometimes it feels cruel and unnecessary
\nin the flow of a peaceable life
\nperhaps it is to keep me humble, in not thinking that
\nall life is ease
\nperhaps it is to remind me to breathe
\ndeep
\ninstead of boil
\nthis morning, the dogs want in,
\nthe dogs want out
\nthe dogs want in\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 and again
\nout
\nthe cats once again wage battle in the kitchen
\ndisrupting my efforts to sit, with my coffee
\nand read
\nand I am no longer holding peace talks, but rather dolling out orders
\nin dictatorial threats of damnation
\nI am annoyed by a picture on the wall (depicting Love no less)
\nthat my husband has hung too low
\nout of balance
\n(months ago)
\nI have a painful bruise on my elbow and one
\non my calf,\u00a0 that certainly beg to be constantly
\nhit
\nI am annoyed by my red toes with bits of holly, that do not have me
\nfeeling festive
\nat all
\nI believe I am in need
\nof
\npink
\nand though I am not appearing in the least welcoming
\nthe dog decides she needs to sit on my lap
\nnudging my book out of the way with her head
\nfollowed soon after by our rather large cat
\nwho too now, has decided to move in
\nperfectly unfazed by my scowl
\nhe makes himself comfortable, taking most of the space
\nhe begins to purr loudly and then stretches up and bites
\nthe charm that hangs from the chain around my neck
\nthis charm is a yoga pose call Sukhasana, also known as easy pose
\nand it is there as a gentle reminder to my days
\nthe cat purrs, the dog settles in and as I am unable to return to my book
\nI gaze out the window, at the sky
\nI watch the clouds
\nI think of the message I have just received from my very dear friend
\nto say that her beloved Nanna has passed, quite peacefully away
\nin the night
\nand I think of a couple of slightly short-sighted, self-absorbed teenage girls
\nwho sometimes crinkled their noses at an old persnickety Granny
\n(of course when you are teenage everyone is old)
\nand now
\nhow very long and endearing her life
\nto my friend as she grew, the great exchange of love and connection
\ngiven and received by this remarkable woman
\nthat they both honoured, respected and expanded
\nin the gift
\nof presence
\nthat even now in grief
\nthere is a blessing
\nof kindness
\nand
\npeace
\nto both<\/p>\n
so there it is,\u00a0 my ease
\nto cease fighting with
\nmyself
\nand my moods
\nto breathe deep, and
\nto be gentle with my day
\nsend loving thoughts to my friend
\nand to expand my circle of compassion
\nto include you
\nwhere you need it
\n(psst\u2026\u00a0 we all need it!)<\/p>\n
and
\nas the sun breaks out from behind the gathering of clouds
\nmight I send you
\nKindness, Love, Peace
\nand always in
\nGratitude<\/p>\n
Brightest blessings for your day \u2665<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Sukhasana (Easy Pose):<\/strong>\u00a0Although this seated posture looks simple and even commonplace, when you practice it with a clear intention, Sukhasana has the power to draw you deep inside, leading you toward a meditative state and revealing the immense joy present within your heart.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"