Sunday, 5 August 2018

5 Minutes Of My Day - Learning to be patient with myself

August 4, 2018


My how I wish my body would move as I think it should!  The instructions from our yoga teach foretell of a downward dog coming, I cannot get myself into that position and I follow her direction and try.  
At we hold the position she reminds us to be patient with ourselves and as my legs vibrate, my wrists begin to hurt her words are opening new thoughts and ideas.

Patience what is it?  It must be more than just waiting quietly.  

Patience I have come to understand is being present in each moment waiting with expectation for wisdom. 
Being patient with yourself is the same being present with yourself expecting wisdom, opening to self awareness, to knowing yourself differently to finding the wisdom you hold.

With my new understanding of patience I approached a project that I have struggled with to complete and patience provided inspiration.

Genius is eternal patience ~ Michelangelo

In 2015 for some reason I did not take a photograph and I can only assume it was a rough day and yet I have taken a daily picture through the worst of days.  Not having a photograph has left me not knowing and filled me with many questions about that day.  

It is a marvel of the human experience how a picture transports you back to that moment, to your thoughts and expectations. 

How do you hold onto memories?

August 2017
2017 Enjoying a visit with our granddog Toaster

August 4, 2016
2016 Finding this little fellow in our rose garden 

No picture for this day
2015 I did not take a picture and I have no memory of the day how very sad.

August 4, 2014
2014 Enjoying fresh raspberries straight from the garden 


Grandma Snyder
©twosnydergirls 2018





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