Author: clfuu

“Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.”
―Jack Kornfield

How do you relax your body?

In a way it seems odd—runners pounding the pavement for miles, only to end up back where they started. But isn’t that the way of any journey? What matters is how you are changed by the going.

What small journey has changed you?

Do you hold, somewhere in your body, the memory of a tire swing? The rubber under your feet or the uncomfortable seat inside, the swoosh of air in your face and the drop in your stomach? Our bodies are not just who we are, they are also all of who we have been.

What joy of childhood is held in your body’s memory?

“Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.”
—Victor Hugo

What principles do you hold to most fiercely?

You might think that these dandelions were at the ends of their lives, about to give up and wither away. Of course, anyone with the slightest familiarity with dandelions knows that these are just getting started on their way to taking over the world.

Where do you see strength where others might see failure?