Clarity
clar-i-ty [klar-i-tee]
noun
or understanding; freedom from
indistinctness or ambiguity.
2. the state or quality of being clear or
transparent to the eye; pellucidity:
the clarity of pure water.
mid-14th century, from Old French clarte',
from Latin claritatem, clearness,
from clarare, make clear.
Have you ever had a word
that keeps finding its way into
your conversations, almost like you
were meant to hear and ponder it?
For me, that particular word recently
has been
clarity.
Today at yoga,
there it was,
again.
Headstands will help bring you clarity,
declared our teacher. It benefits many
systems of the body, including
your skin.
I am afraid to do headstands.
To send my legs shooting over
my head, towards a wall that I
know is there, but seems miles
away, is {crazy I know}
scary to me.
On the drive home from the yoga
studio, I considered clarity. How
can doing something that frightens
me bring freedom from indistinctness
or ambiguity, when, in fact, I am
more than a little ambiguous
about the pose itself?
Then it dawned on me. Perhaps
turning my world upside down and
experimenting safely with something
that creates fear will not only be
healthy for my body, but will help me
to see other things in my life from
a different perspective; a new
and unfamiliar angle.
 |
| A fellow yogi and our teacher, holding her up! |
Sometimes we get caught in
patterns or behaviors and stop
truly seeing where we are and
what is around us. We sort of float
through our days on auto-pilot.
I don't want to be on auto-pilot.
I don't want to be on auto-pilot.
Life is too precious a gift for that.
I try to combat the blinders by keeping
a gratitude journal, by seeking out
nature as I walk my dog, by singing
exuberantly to the car radio, and
by trying to really notice little details
as I go about my day....
the shift of autumn's light
the earrings on the lady at the post office
the smell of fresh laundry as I fold it
the music of my children laughing
the comfort of a hot cup of tea
the enthusiasm of colleagues in a meeting
But perhaps to be in the state or
quality of being clear, I have to
do more than just take note.
I have to shake things up.
Drive home a different way.
Try new tastes.
Take a class to keep learning,
stretching and growing.
Do a headstand?
It's a start.
What do you do to step out of
your comfort zone and gain
mental clarity?
Please, pull up some floor.
I'll be the one upside down, against
the wall, surrounded by pillows.
For me, the greatest beauty always
lies in the greatest clarity.
~ Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
xx
Suzanne
PS: The Fairy Hobmother,
representative for that generous
British company who has been
busily spreading love around the
blogosphere, recently sprinkled me
with magic dust! After reading my
post on Operation Smile, she made a
generous $50 donation in my name : )
If you have a wish that you'd
like granted, just leave me a
comment letting me know what
it would be, and she has promised
to consider making it come true!
photos:
my yoga class &
little details I love,
by me
PS: The Fairy Hobmother,
representative for that generous
British company who has been
busily spreading love around the
blogosphere, recently sprinkled me
with magic dust! After reading my
post on Operation Smile, she made a
generous $50 donation in my name : )
If you have a wish that you'd
like granted, just leave me a
comment letting me know what
it would be, and she has promised
to consider making it come true!
photos:
my yoga class &
little details I love,
by me
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