Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Tuesday!


Good morning, good people.

Tuesday has come to be.

A gift that Monday could not promise.

And Tuesday, being a bit selfish, frowns upon us worrying about her sister, Wednesday.

“Stay right here, 

        in this day, 

                in this moment, 

                        in the present that is the present,” she implores.


Tuesday.

What will you make with this opportunity?


If you arrive at Tuesday with a cup close to empty, today is the time to fill that cup. How will you do this? 

Start with a few moments of quiet, a chance to strategize and prioritize how you will fill the cup. 

You deserve this. 

Tuesday has gifted you this opportunity. 

Take her up on that offer to begin filling the cup.


If you arrive at Tuesday with a cup overflowing, celebrate that. Today is the perfect time to share a few drops with those around you.


As I plan my celebratory dance with Tuesday myself, I think of an India Arie song, “Give Thanks”.

“There will never ever be another day just like this day.”

True. Tuesday offers us what no other day in our lives will offer.

She continues,

“So let’s give praise now.”

Enjoy your dance with Tuesday, good people.



Friday, March 7, 2025

Movement is the Song of the Body




If

movement is the song of the body,

what song is your body singing today?

is that song fast or slow?

angry or grateful?

energized like electronic music or exhausted like a slow bluegrass drawl?

Is a blues about what could have been or a love ballad sharing of bliss?

loud like metal, or soft like a lullaby?

complex like a 10-piece band or simple like solo acapella?

 

And

as the body sings

How are you listening?

are you paying attention, hearing the nuances, the phrasing of the notes?

are you hearing the pauses?

are you hearing the notes not played?

do you turn up or down the volume when the song is a cry for help?

 

Thus

move to the beautiful music that your body is singing today

        feel each 

                    note + pause + nuance + cry

                                as you have never felt them before


As you move today, whether for exercise or a break at work, listen in a way you haven't listened in awhile. And consider write your own piece today, starting with the line "If movement is the song of the body..."