For those of us in New York City, it's officially spring. We've had a Summer-like day to show us what's coming, wind and cold rain to remind us where we've come from. The reminiscing, preparing season has passed, along with some of our old ways of being, our extra layers for warmth, and perhaps some of our friends. As blossoms of your winter-work bloom, we get a chance to see what we've sown.
To me, Spring is a celebration of color. So many things add different hues to our lives: family adds the base tones, new and old friends are varying shades, experiences of food, vocation(s), and play give us the finer details and contrast. These all weave together, year after year, to express your greatest artistic work- your life. Do you have a zoomed-out grand vision for your finished piece, or are you the zoomed-in moment-by-moment manager of your experience?
We know from studying Yoga that there must always be balance. To live a full life, we have to be good at both. To live only every thinking in broad strokes, thinking of your legacy, is to live a life removed from people. Calculating only the narrow day-to-day tasks will only get you more of the same pattern. We must practice both- being able to scale in and out effortlessly. Then we can live life taking small steps toward our big goal, while still sharing our hours with ours.
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