Hold On for Dear Life

HODL describes crypto traders who never sell no matter how much money they’ve lost. Proud eternal optimists would rather go down with a sinking ship than get out alive with some modicum of dignity and cash in their pocket.

I believe we all have examples in our own lives of holding on even when doing so is no longer in our favour. We remain in abusive relationships; stash boxes of clothes we’ll never fit into; remain disengaged in an unfulfilling job; are stuck in habits and lifestyle choices made at a younger age. What is it that prevents us from acknowledging that everything has a time and place?

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go. Hermann Hesse

Our material wealth, status, and possessions may come and go, so too our friends. ELO reminds us to ‘Hold on Tight’ to our dreams. This week consider your childhood dreams.  What have done with your life thus far that embodies the aspirations of your inner child?  Isn’t it time to re-ignite it?

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go, holding on and moving on. Havelock Ellis

Finding Balance

Life is like a bicycle. To maintain your balance you must keep moving forward. Albert Einstein
 
Today is the summer equinox, when night equals day. It signifies the changing of the seasons.  Like the seasons we too must change to grow.  COVID created a state of homeostasis – a self – regulating process to maintain stability while adjusting to changing external conditions.
 
But Life is balance between holding on and letting go. Rumi.  Balance is not something you find, it's something you create. Jana Kinsgsford

 What are you waiting for?

You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes you can steer yourself in any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss

Where will you go?

A time to turn inwards, to reflect

Every leaf speaks bliss to me fluttering from the autumn tree. E. Bronte

Today we celebrate the fall equinox, when the length of the day equals night. It signals the changing of seasons and turn inwards. We begin a time of darkness, of contemplation and of rest.

I invite you to reflect with gratitude and Find contentment by paying attention to what we already have. Anon Take a lesson from nature. Trees show us how lovely it is to get rid of old things. Anon And remember life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the air. FS Fitzgerald

Autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature. F. Nietzche.  Take this time to realign to your purpose and allow your inner light to shine as the sun recedes.

Listen to words penned 3000 years ago and brought to life by the Byrds, To every season turn turn turn…

Slip Sliding Away

Slip Slidin' Away"

This song by Paul Simon actually refers to people who retreat from their passions when confronted with the vagaries of life.  This week tested my resolve.  From needing to move home with two weeks notice to helplessly watching my phone slide gracefully out of my purse into the depths of Aberdeen Harbour sashaying mockingly into the murk.  I was this close to diving in.

You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away

Persistence, determination and belief will help you stay the course.  So too will knowing when to fold them, knowing when to walk away and knowing when to run.  In order to move forward, we need to let go of habits, dated patterns, possessions, relationships and ways of being rather than stubbornly cling to our status quo.  When you do let go magic enters. My kundalini class has doubled in size,  67 gongs arrived for sale, I found a new home and I am being filmed for a promotional video showcasing nature and sound in Hong Kong for global distribution.

This week choose to go with the flow with a smile. You never know…