Beautiful Life Emerges

After a lunchtime walk to the Potomac River, I feel more inspired. The river has been such a source of energy during my time here in Old Town Alexandria. Sitting on the edge of the dock, looking across the horizion and the expanse of the river, the sun, clouds, and sky...and just being present in the moment. Watching the wave patterns in the river as the wind and currents provide ceaseless flow to the form of the river, constant change...like life itself. I can see how in the novel Siddhartha, enlightenment was reached by a relationship with awareness of a river's movements, yet always being at the same point on the shore of the river. In the river I can see the oneness of the universe, its easy to let all thoughts go, in the path towards spiritual illumination. Walking down King St, seeing all of the familiar shops and restaurants, families, tourists, fashionistas, the blooming flowers, it was quite a relaxing break from the office :) Note: photo of the Potomac stolen from a google image search, will upload one of my own when I can, to get a better picture of the view from the Old Town waterfront. :)

And now some words of wisdom from Natasha at the Pure Prana yoga studio:

March 20 marked the Spring Equinox, the day of equal light and dark and the beginning of the blossoming Spring season. It's the ultimate clebration of life, where important and ideal qualities in ourselves and elements of nature are deliberately recognized and new beginnings and intentions are set.

Each of us contributing to the web of life is ripe with brilliant possibilities.

Add these elements to the Virginian outdoors and we witness life-springing in every tree, plant and flower; we welcome this unfolding beauty.

It is the unfolding of beauty all around us that has the potential to inspire the unfolding of beauty from our inside, out. We've transitioned from the cold, fallow of winter to make way for the new. From the yogic perspective, all things go through the natural life cycle ( birth, existence, death). Naturally, it is time for renewal.

We know how ideal a time it is to renew your practice, and give new life to your life. Maybe that means spring cleaning at home, renewed interest at work, getting back into your fitness, being outside, starting a new routine or finally beginning that hobby you've always wanted to try.

Any which way you find yourself in a new pattern, it's important to identify it, express it and just start where you are. I'm certain a more beautiful expression of yourself will emerge.
Enjoy the web of life!