Day 20

With just one phone call, our life situation can change in a split of a second. I accepted a long-term sub job and all of a sudden, I'm going from having all the time in the world to having to make time to fit all the things I've started doing like meditation, yoga, blogging, writing the story, dharma talks, going to open mikes, etcetera. And just yesterday I was talking about "the element of surprise" and not knowing where I'm going to work from day-to-day. It just shows you that just when you think you've got it down,  something immediately comes up to contradict it.

I haven't started the job yet. It starts Monday with no agenda, books, or any idea of how it's going to go. This situation is the perfect opportunity to be here and now and not worry about how it's going to go. It's none of my business. I went with the flow and the flow brought me here. There are times of high activity and there are times of low activity. I've been privileged to have both. And both have their place in this creative universe. Let's see what's being created.

The Practice

Morning meditation - 30 minutes
Cardio and two pigeons - 30 minutes
Evening meditation - 30 minutes

Reflection

I'm starting to include other type of exercise under the practice section. I've been doing cardio workouts up to this point, but I haven't included it in the blog because for some strange reason I didn't think of it as being in the same category as yoga, qigong, and meditation. But there's still breathing involved in any type of exercise. It helps to keep the body active and the heart beating.

With work starting next week, it will be interesting to see what will fit in and what will take the backseat.  Morning meditation has become a non-negotiable, as well as yoga at least once a week to keep the body limber enough to sit. Again, it's not up to me to "figure out" how it's all going to work out because it will whether I worry about it or not. I choose not to worry about it.