Today our yoga teacher explained a concept I’ve heard explained a number of times. I was having one of those mornings and hoped yoga would give me a little lift, which it did, and this one little thought has stayed with me.
We often think that opposites are two different things, They aren’t. They are two different ways to see the same thing. Further, to really know something like cold for example, you need to experience its opposite, but it’s really one thing.. The idea that we are all different expressions of the same source makes a little more sense when I think of it this way.
She gave the example that if we were a person who only liked sunny days then we would have a percentage of days we wouldn’t like, but if we think of one being the same but opposite expression of the same thing, knowing we get to decide how we react. Knowing we get to experience all kinds of days, might even help us feel appreciation more thoroughly. Just a little something for me to think about while the weather keeps predicting warm sunny days, but instead we’ve had rain, clouds and cold.
After yoga the sun came out. I spent the rest of my day outside in the garden and on the beach helping build a rock wall for a space next to where the dock will be rebuilt. I’m sunburned and exhausted. It’s a good feeling.
Peace Kit 