Teeny Tiny Pieces – Page 129 – …along the path to wholeness

Recovery Seeds for January 2011

Monday, January 10, 2011

Last week I joined Mary Jaksch’s fitness challenge. I quickly came to understand that it was going to take a bit of creativity, and a great deal of patience with myself, to make progress in the challenge.

By the weekend, I had come to a standstill and the cold weather had returned, so I decided to look online for a yoga video.

I haven’t done any formal yoga for quite a long time, except to do a few of the stretches I most enjoyed from time to time. I was happy to find a simple and free video at yogatic.com on youtube.

I picked a beginner video, and did it. I’m quite sure my form was laughable, but I did it … and it felt good. Sometimes just the act of trying, just moving, changes our state, allowing us to take yet another step forward.

After the short yoga session, I wanted a bit more, so also did a short relaxation video.

If you haven’t tried yoga, or voice-guided relaxation before, give it a shot. It’s free … no gym membership required. Remember not to judge yourself. Do what you can. If your body feels very inflexible, you might find that the next time it’s a little bit easier.

“Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.” George Chapman

I’m wishing you wellness and tender, healing nourishment,
Take good care,

Jane

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

I heard a friend say recently that relationships are like packages.

There will never be a perfect relationship. There will never be a perfect package. But, if you love the overall package, you learn to work with the imperfections.

When we find ways to live with imperfections in ourselves, in others, in our relationships, we realize a new level of serenity.

Give your relationships as much loving kindness and compassion as you’re capable of giving. Love your package … dented corners, peeling tape, and all.

“It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.” Joseph Addison

I’m wishing you wellness and tender, healing nourishment,
Take good care,

Jane

Monday, January 3, 2011

Welcome ~

It’s great to be writing Recovery Seeds again. I’m refreshed after a short break, and am also excited about a new format we’ll try in January.

My plan for January is to add new Recovery Seed posts at the top of this page, rather than keeping each one separate. You’ll find each new Recovery Seed here, until the end of the month, when we’ll begin a new page.

I’m also still deciding whether to continue posting daily, or whether to post several times a week. If you have opinions about how often you’d like for me to post, please let me know.

So … it’s a new year. The past is behind us. It’s a good time to consider our habits, both good and bad, and evaluate which we’ll nurture, and which we’ll toss.

I love the photo I found for this month. The milkweed pod is opened, lying on a snowy blanket. The feathery tassels just waiting to be plucked by a cold wind, or perhaps by a hungry chickadee, and the seed is off to begin life anew.

Begin life anew. Extend your tassels and allow the winds of change to carry you to a better place. The seed is within you, waiting for a new beginning.