Life is Subtle

I’m really coming to appreciate the subtleties in life.  There is such joy in taking each moment as it comes, such joy in learning to love the little things.  Our second time around in Bali I’m finding myself more taken by the magic of this island. On the busy street I find myself noticing the way people put out their offerings just so and make a ritual of it every day.  I see the way they press their hands together over their hearts and visit the temples and shrines that have been around for many generations and take note of how they honor the past by taking a quiet moment out of the day for themselves.

Each day is about honoring those moments.  I just heard it- there is Mia whispering in my ear, “...that’s the yoga working.”  

Today, I’m thankful for those few moments curled up with Mia as the birds announce the day getting started.  I’m thankful for the moments of learning by podcasting at breakfast. I’m thankful for the moments talking with my brother Denny on the phone to keep in touch.  I’m thankful for the moments of living in music with my guitar. I’m thankful for the people that make eye contact and say, “Hello” as I walk down the street- and yes even the constant barrage of being asked “Taxi,” if only for being noticed.  I’m thankful for every drop of sweat sprouting from strange places like the inside of my pinky fingers during a walk or yoga session (or really most of the time- it is hot here).  In those moments, I am alive and in tune with the world around me.

There is a subtlety in each moment and in every breath.  Yoga is a great teacher for that. I’m learning to not take things so seriously.  There are times to focus and times to “try easy.” Mia and I have been teasing each other about that surfing scene from Forgetting Sarah Marshall where the instructor keeps emphasizing, “Do less…”  We’re both so driven and so concerned with doing things correctly and at a high level that sometimes we need to do less.  We can let things happen and unfold as they will- one of our great learning to unlearn moments of our travels. 🐾