However, Fall is turning out not to be one of those times.
Case in point: last week, after finishing some not-too-tasty Chinese food from the local Unfortunate Kitty Cafe, I cracked open a fortune cookie to find a lovely fortune/sentiment that proved to be prophetic. It said...
The next day, I went to yoga. My intuitive instructor had me do a new move that hurt like HELL!
I lay on my stomach and pushed up with my hands... shoulders down and back, and head back (as far as it would go).
As I listened to her instructions, she said, "This particular pose means you are OPEN to whatever the universe has in store."
That very week, I reconnected with a couple of very dear people whom I have known since grade school. Both hold special meaning and memories for me. Both are very strong, successful individuals who have revealed a mutually "friendly fondness" for me, which was a wonderful (and much needed) surprise.
When I spoke with them, it was as if the decades that we hadn't seen each other were never really there. I'll admit that Facebook does have some virtues, I s'pose, but it can't give you the sight, smell (yes, smell!) and sound of who your friend really is and why you have loved them all your life. A hug doesn't hurt either!
I walked away from my conversations feeling like a void had been filled. I walked away knowing that I had needed to have those connections, those particular conversations and to know that the friendship was always there.
Other opportunities are now, thankfully, showing themselves. So, I have decided to do that yoga pose every day.
Too, I am carrying that little fortune with me and finding that if I think first with my heart, instead of overthinking with my head, I am more myself. I realize that being me is a good thing, and it's that authenticity that will help me shine from the inside out.
Additionally, reconnecting to the person I am helps draw the people I want to be in my life directly to me.
Tossing aside judgment (of myself and others) - along with cynicism (sp?) over other people's intentions is helping to reload my thought process, reconnect with people I have cared for all my life but wouldn't allow near me for whatever reason, and relish my established relationships...and those that I have yet to establish.
Yes, I still have a lot of work to do. But, I feel like the path is less narrow and "richer" than ever before. I attribute it primarily to my new found love for yoga, but also to simply being "open" to whatever life presents and living in the moment.
I urge you to do what your heart tells you. Follow your path and make it your goal. Allow someone to hold your hand only if they stand beside you, and let go if they hold you back from seeking your true potential.
You only have this moment. Be open to it.
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