Moving with heart
(inspired by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen)
Sometimes I find myself running after a “to do” list. My brain works faster then my body. The speed of my thoughts throws me all around. They jump from one thing to another, one image to another, from one emotion to another as they are caught up in “to do” lists.
I tackle myself in order to slow down.
a balloon filled with warm water
a bit bigger then your own fist.
feel its weight
let it bring you down to the earth
move with it
follow the movement of the water
in the balloon
let the weight and energy of the fluid
ground you
let your blood connect
with the earth
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