It’s all about… balance
So, this month I’ve been thinking about balance…
No, not that kind of balance.
Or that or that. OR that one below… although actually maybe that – that looks fun, but not very health and safety, so don’t try it at home!
I mean balance in life. Right now I’m working hard finishing a big rewrite of the first book in my new YA trilogy. So I am like a crazy typing machine who can eat a whole box of date and walnut melba toast without realizing it and who has to set an alarm to remind herself to pick up her kids from school, because I am sooooo not here when I’m immersed in the world of my book.
Which is a wonderful way to feel about it, and why I LOVE writing! But my body won’t thank me for it. So, every day, I make time for this kind of balance:
Okay, with less of the sunrise and rock, but I have a lovely yoga space and I make time to let my mind go free and my body stretch out and strengthen up after hours of asking it to sit in this chair. I’m looking after my body so it will look after me!
So, if you’re sitting at YOUR computer reading this and you’ve been sitting a lot so far today (and that can definitely happen when you’ve been at school all day!) get up and do something for your body. It doesn’t have to be yoga, of course. Maybe the bicycle thing in the picture above…
I was in the New Forest this week, and I found this fantastic place to sit and meditate:
And guess who I had for company – these gorgeous wild ponies (as well as about thirty more who were out of the picture).
I know, beautiful, right? But more than that – they were FREE. Free to wander all over the forest in their natural herd, doing what horses do when they’re just being horses. I felt so free just being there with them, in that wide open place, feeling clear space above me and all around me… It was magical, it was inspiring, and it was DELICIOUS!
We can all take a moment to get that feeling of freedom, anytime, anywhere. We just have to remember to reach for it. Anytime you find yourself lost in the thoughts in your mind, or in the hustle of a busy day, just take a deep breath, look up and around you, feel your feet on the ground, throw your arms out wide if you like, and think or say, ‘I am free!’.
I’m not even going to write anymore. Instead here is a moment of freedom for you, right here, right now. So breathe it in…
…and have a wonderful day!