I was in a yoga class the other day and the instructor shouted out, "you, in the pink, you're doing it wrong. Please stop what you are doing and look around to see how it's done." Luckily I was not in pink. The yoga studio is a non-judgemental place but no one likes being called out. I do enjoy a helping hand that straightens out my pose, a pull on my arm or leg to get it just right. A couple of weeks ago I did a pose wrong-- rabbit. I have too much in my middle to pull my forehead all the way to my knees so I tend to roll my body forward. I threw too much weight forward onto my head and tweaked my neck. I dealt with a sore neck for a while. I have learned that doing poses wrong can do serious damage.
I was thinking about being called out to stop what you're doing and just watching. In a weird way I feel like there was a cosmic finger that pointed at me a several years ago to let me know I was doing things wrong, but you can only watch for so long before trying again. I am not sure what I'm doing most of the time and I am sometimes amazed at how others can live so "cosmically" confidently. I guess I understand WHO I am, I'm just not sure WHERE I fit in within the universe. There was a time not that long ago when I thought I had it all figured out. I am starting to understand WHEN things changed and even WHY. I keep thinking that if I just sit back and watch I'll figure more stuff out. There's an art show in March for art teachers and I'm trying to figure out what to make. It's been a while since I've made personal art. I'm thinking it's time for a new self-portrait and I'd like to bring in some of the depth of my questioning into the art.
I had a leisure morning and made chili for dinner. The girls went out to eat with their dad but I went to yoga. After yoga, I went grocery shopping and then came home to get some baking done. I made Erika gluten -free, sugar-free oat banana muffins and gluten free granola. Monika watched Back to the Future Parts 2 & 3, while Jessi napped,
Gluten Free Granola Recipe-- 2 cups Oats, 1 cup Oat Flour, 1/2 cup almonds, /2 cup sunflower seeds, 1/4 cup pecans, 1 cup coconut, 1/4 cup honey, 2 tsp cinnamin, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 cup raisens, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup butter, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp vanilla, Press into a pan and cook for 1/2 hour (350f)
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