The road hath ended
I had this tied to my ankle when I graduated my yoga teacher training course, to accompany me and help me along my journey. At the time, I set the intention for it,
May I have the courage to walk the path I'm meant to.
Months passed.
The strings frayed, became water-logged. Flimsy. I marveled quietly at their perseverence. I took their encouragement. Still here.
Last night, I didn't even notice it come off. Not even in the shower, either. Under pressure or something. The act of taking off a sock at the end of a long, exciting day.
In the morning, when I saw it, I hoped I was mistaken. Was it really my journey, the one that had ended? And if so, where to next?
I couldn't help but see it as meaningful. I'm 27 in a couple of days, and do believe that means something. A transition point. It's not for nothing, certainly not eerie coincidence many didn't make it past this age.
If you continue down childhood's path, you die. You're barred, eternally, from Narnia. You grow up.
Birthdays allegedly don't mean nothing, but they could mean something. Could mean looking back.
I had a string bracelet just like this one when I started the course, but severed it when it became uncomfortable and maintained, still, my path.
Strings breaking mustn't mean the road is necessarily ending. But it can mean pause and redress. Check the course before you arrive in Neverland.
I'm pursuing my goal.
Shedding my velvet.
Painting my toenails.
Dancing up a storm.
Good morning, (almost) 27.
Happy birthday to you, shortly, and soon. :)
Ribbons, fabric, lives, all become tangled, disentangled, frayed, and mended.
I hope your new age causes you to have fantastic moments and excellent memories. Maybe I'll get to read some of them :)
I agree!!
Thank you:)
Thank you, my friend. And I expect you will :) Hive's been a part of my life for the last decade, so I can hardly see myself stopping now.
Happy 27th birthday in advance!:peakd/hive: 👍... Beautiful lines, there are always signs, whenever you feel the need to move forward, they're like little signs... In any case, the important thing is to stay on the path, I think... Good for you!
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Thank you. I'm glad to meet others who see the value in listening to signs ;)
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Think of it as a release to the next stage in life, and may you have a brighter and exiciting journey into the unknown
Thank you. Yes, that's a great way to put it. 🤗
Happy almost birthday! I wish I could do 27 over again! You have lots of new bracelets and broken bracelets ahead of you!
:) that puts it into perspective. Was 27 a good year for you?
That was like half a lifetime ago! Given what I remember, I had some good memories, but it was kind of a wild time and definitely not my best phase of life.
Never stop being cheerful and adventurous… and congratulations in advance as you set off on another trip around the sun. Look back — what you’ve lived matters greatly, but what matters even more is what you’re experiencing now. I’m glad you came to share it here.
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Thank you so much, my dear 💛🤗 i always try to put here things that would be genuinely appreciated and appropriate.
🤗 Happy Birthday! (aprendí "hath", no sabía...) Gracias a ti.
An early happy birthday to you! It's so important to start each new year off with some kind of intention. It's cliche to say but this time moves so swiftly and this life can change so quickly.
This is the passage from the daily reader I was telling you about, "365 Tao", for your day...
Accountability
A father without a father
Has difficulty balancing.
A master without a master
Is dangerous.
We look up to our parents, our teachers, and our leaders with trust and expectation.
Their
responsibility is to guide us, educate us, and even make judgments on our behalf when circumstances are uncertain. Ultimately, they are to bring us to the point where
can make our own decisions,
based on the wisdom that they have helped us develop.
But the potential for abuse and mistakes is very great. What person can be right all the time? A simple lapse at the wrong time can cause confusion, psychological scars, and even great disaster.
Harsh words during a child's impressionable moments can engender years of problems. That is why we need a parent for the parent, a master for the master, and leaders for the leaders. This prevents errors of power. In the past, even kings had wise advisers.
Every person who would be a leader should have such assistance.
Eventually, someone has to be at the top. And who will that person turn to? Let us invoke not deities but pragmatism. It is experience that is the ultimate teacher.
That is why wise people travel constantly and test themselves against the flux of circumstance. It is only in this way that they can truly confirm their thoughts and compensate for their shortcomings.
I officially become a "pensioner" this year and get my first check from the company I worked for for over twenty years in July. That's so freaking strange to think about.
Oh wow congratulations! You seem way too young to be a pensioner though. Maybe US has different rules... but still, congrats. It's quite something and you escaped the rat race a lot quicker than people do (hey, you escaped at all and that's itself an accomplishment!).
Thank you for the Tao. Who you surround yourself with and all that, something i try to and should keep in mind as i move into this new year.
Yoga showed me the importance of setting an intention. Even one that's tiny, mundane, banal. I'll think about it for sure. Thanks for the wishes, my dear friend.
Thank you! We can start collecting the company pension at 55, at a reduced rate. I ran the numbers though and the odds are still in my favor to collect for more years at the reduced rate. I'm going to see if I can set a record for number of payments they have to pay out. : ) It's still unreal to me that I could leave at 46.
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy your day and wish you every happiness in your next trip around the sun!
Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday. I, for one, am very glad you are in the world at the same time as me. What a miracle. May this year be the bestest yet.
💛 thank you so much for the wonderful wishes, my dear. The feeling is certainly mutual. Here's to a good year.