Wow.,....a year and a half since I started this blog, and this is the only new post!!! This will mostly be an outlet for thoughts that crop up during knitting and while studying/practicing yoga, but will probably ramble off on other subjects as well.....guess that's the "me" part of the title.
Since we received the news that we have our first grandson on the way, I have been knitting obsessively. What a great excuse to neglect housework and prepare for the new arrival! Since early March I've completed 2 blankets (gifts for others), 1 kimono top & 3/4 of another, 1 pullover, 1 pair of leggings and some booties and washcloths. Still to come: a cuddly carry blanket, a front-button sweater and more leggings plus hats. Oh, and of course a piece de resistence baptismal shawl! I just can't stop!!
While in yoga we are led to discover our bliss and let our true selves shine, we are also to find balance. I'm in bliss, but I'm not balanced.......in life or on the mat. I lurch between high & low energy levels day to day and/or one crisis or deadline to another. Bright sunshine gives me a high; rain brings me low. Dirty dishes pile up, dust balls full of dog hair drift across the floors, Christmas decorations beg to be put away but I always find something else I would rather do that "needs" to be done. In yoga, I've been taking more demanding asana classes and omitting restorative or viniyoga work. All this is lots of fun but it's at the expense of my health and comfort.
Can one work to achieve balance or is it something that comes when you create an environment and invite it in? I suspect the latter, similar to the example Alanna Kaivalya gave of sleep or meditation. You can't say "OK, I'm going to sleep" and suddenly fall asleep. You have to create the environment by sitting or lying down on something, closing the eyes, maybe finding a comfortable position and the rest of your body needs to be ready to be still. Meditation is the same....you can create a comfortable room & seat, incense, candles but even after you sit down your mind is still wandering and you have to keep bringing it back to the meditation task; you can't just say "I'm meditating" and meditate. As soon as the thought "I'm meditating" springs to mind, you aren't meditating anymore!
Today I'm experiencing the hangover from the energetic & emotional high I rode yesterday. I did manage to get the dirty dishes washed and will actually cook a meal this evening, but the rest of the house will have to wait for another day to receive any attention. I'm knitting.
