Spare time

I'm a thinker and a ponderer - always have been. When duty calls, I jump right into action and... think about it - whatever the "it" may be.

Today at the yoga studio, Kim read from a book she picked up over the weekend - and I'm sorry, I've forgotten the title, but it was yoga-related. As we all lay on our mats in cool-down mode, eyes closed, regaining our normal breathing cycle, she shared with us the authors thoughts on how to spend our spare time.

I won't quote directly, because I cant, but I can indeed paraphrase what I heard.

What do we do with our spare time? It was offered up by the author that many of us dream of doing some of the great things that we see others doing, and more to the point, we sit in front of the TV and watch actors fulfill THEIR dreams, and rock stars live out THEIR greatest moments of fame on the stage. We often spend our time reading about those who have accomplished their life ambition - yet beyond our work and daily living, many of us never seem to find the time or motivation to live our dreams. It was suggested that in our spare time, we could make the effort to not only dream a little larger, but to take action toward achieving our dreams. This, as opposed to vegging out and simply watching the world go by.

I found it interesting that this was offered up in the same space where we're constantly hearing,

"...simply let it be."

or

"...simply observe what's going on in your body, your life..."

Earlier in the class, Kim's comment was "This is where yoga begins" - referring to the challenge of trying new and possibly difficult-to-you poses - to see what is possible.

Early in May there's a talk on the eight legs of Ashtanga Yoga. Going to class and fulfilling the physical challenges is but one. It will be interesting to see what unfolds.