New Dance Steps

Auckland has broken out a beautiful day to day. 

This morning the sunshine is pulling my attention out into the garden. 

There is a contest on though because there is my desk saying: discipline girl. We have work to do. Such a taskmaster.

We all run into this conundrum at some point. Notice how our society is structured in such a way that we naturally think in terms of either/or; win/lose;right/wrong. 

Only that group perception is false.

At every place of choice between two options there is always a third, creative option.

I had to remind myself of that this morning.

Life is not asking us to defer pleasure, to suffer pain or put duty before enjoyment.

 It is saying: Look here is a Dance. Can you make up some steps to this new rhythm?

So these daily choices give us opportunity to lighten up if we let them.

Now I have set up a chair in the sunshine where I can enjoy the garden while I work. Strange how writing longhand brings a different quality to the page, it sets a freer tone.

 I often listen to Beethoven or Vivaldi while I work. I love them both, but maybe this could be the day for jazz. What do you think? John Coltrane anyone?