GEL

Gratitude
Enthusiasm
Love

When things come together in a joyous manner...

Submission for the Sake of Self-Preservation

When dominant personalities armed with cultural and societal expectations... Steamrolling over less dominant personalities... Adaptation and submission for the sake of self-preservation... A loss of knowing self for the sake of attempted survival... Death within.

Inhaling and Exhaling?

Currently I wonder how our mental state affects our breathing...
If I fully accepted and embraced life as it comes, Would I inhale more fully?
If I were open, honest, and courageous in my self-expression, Would I exhale more fully?

Joyful Devotion

Lately I've been contemplating the idea of joyful devotion... It's a frame of mind I would like to engage in, yet I'm unsure how enter such a state...

The words "celebration", "light-heartedness", "gratitude", and "grace" feel like they belong to the idea...

I also think of the experience of steady state running... One foot in front of the other... At times uncomfortable... but continuing to move, trying to find a groove and rhythm... Continually breathing as best as possible... At times reaching a joyous state through movement...

Simple Pleasures

Today while doing some yard work along the backyard pond... I see bird hovering, landing on rocks while singing a song. In rhythmic dancing it dove towards reflections upon the water, and continued to sing it's song. The local duck couple flew in from the sky, landing in the water just ahead of me. Later they would sit atop submerged rocks just to my right, relaxing and grooming themselves in a nice quiet moment. I gaze into the water and see golden orange lines arranged closely together. I appreciate being surrounded these wonderful creatures, sharing in their space.