Livin’ the Dream
I’ve been getting up super early these past few days….missing
Edy and anticipating my days has me charged up and raring to “carpe diem”.
Unfortunately the “plans” of past two days have been thwarted because of
medical emergencies on the part of the plan-ees and I have had to readjust
accordingly. In that I am now a yoga-ninja, my “flexibility” in times
like these are becoming impressive even to me and I wonder more than once
during the day……“Who IS that guy?”
I got a lot done early this AM and headed over to church
super early and got a primo seat. I people watched as the throngs entered and
struck up a conversation with a young gent next to be who was definitely “charged
up” as he had also attended the earlier service and wanted an encore. Messages,
Music and Energy were great and I left with my batteries topped off and ready
for the coming week.
While in Taos I received a call from one of the yoga
instructors I have come to enjoy and he asked if I could help him in developing
a business plan for a new venture he is planning in his home country. I was
honored. We chatted from afar and then met earlier in the week to go over homework
I had suggested. He worked very hard and had developed an impressive amount of
critical information that he then input into the template we discussed. We went
through his plan line by line and added some more notes and “to do” lists for
our next meeting. “Living the Dream” – HIS Dream !!....man, I am such a huge FAN of that!
Yesterday was my birthday and I had planned to be out on a
site measuring and “being productive” but as I alluded earlier, stuff came up
and it was just not to be. I decided to turn my pent up energy on my closet and
a bunch of remaining files I had on jobs of yore and some other “important
stuff” I keep feeling I need to hold on to but have not (yet) brought myself to
“pitch”. As I was digging and pitching I came across an old Daruma I had received
as a gift many moons ago. As the link
points out it’s an old tradition and the idea is to present it to someone who
is entering into a new venture (adventure). As they firm up their intention
they paint in one eye and upon realization of their “dream” the other eye is
painted on. Obviously mine is unpainted.
As I looked it over I thought of all the ad-ventures experienced over the past
55 years, perceived thwarts that turned out to be blessings, failures that were
actually more blessings and loads of successes and life experiences that are a
wonder to behold ……….(AND the ride isn’t even over yet!!). I then thought that
a more appropriate visual for my Daruma
would be the one eye painted then about a ga-zillion thin wires stuck in the
other socket, each with an eye attached wiggling around and looking every which
way constantly. For me it’s becoming clearer that is not “one dream” but the
accumulation of all the dreams that make it a fun ride. I am not the one “good
eye”.
I am the “crazy eyes”...........................looking everywhere all at once.
I rode to yoga early thinking my long way ride #3 would get
me there at the normal time. I must have been “bookin” because I had a chance sit out in the rain for almost an
hour before class. I watched the doves goofing around and a new set of humming
birds fighting over the feeder that just was installed. I also noticed a slew
of new lizard babies everywhere so I knew their nest were close by. Rain drops,
bird sounds, drip….drip….drip……from the roof repairs that have still not
happened. It was definitely a Zen
moment. This then got me thinking about the Daruma and the gent he was modeled
after. “Wall watcher” (for 9 years !!) as well as the “Father of Zen”……..for
whatever reason I think this is hilarious “Father of Zen”…LOL……….GMAB!...........as I watched the wall across the street ......
My “wa” was soon broken as students began arriving for
class. One stopped and chatted and I learned that he had quit his corporate job
to pursue a dream that recently become aware of. I applauded him (literally) and
offered words of celebration for his new venture.
Of course there is some trepidation with any new venture, particularly leaving the corporate nest to venture out on one's own, but I loved that he took the risk, bet the farm and signed up anyway. I am such a HUGE fan of dreamers !
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