2 posts tagged “dailyom”
DailyOM
March 27, 2008
Life As We Know It
The Status Quo
When our lives are going well, and sometimes even when they aren’t, we
may find ourselves feeling very attached to the status quo of our
existence--life as we know it. It is a very human tendency to resist
change as though it were possible to simply decide not to do it, or
have it in our lives. But change will come and the status quo will go,
sooner or later, with our consent or without it. We may find at the end
of the day that we feel considerably more empowered when we find the
courage to ally ourselves with the universal force of change, rather
than working against it.
Of course, the answer is not to go about changing things at random,
without regard to whether they are working or not. There is a time and
place for stability and the preservation of what has been gained over
time. In fact, the ability to stabilize and preserve what is serving us
is part of what helps us to survive and thrive. The problem comes when
we become more attached to preserving the status quo than to honoring
the universal givens of growth and change. For example, if we allow a
situation we are in to remain stagnant simply because we are
comfortable, it may be time for us to summon up the courage to
challenge the status quo.
This may be painful at times, or surprisingly liberating, and it will
most likely be a little of both. Underneath the discomfort, we will
probably find excitement and energy as we take the risk of unblocking
the natural flow of energy in our lives. It is like dismantling a dam
inside ourselves, because most of the work involves clearing our own
inner obstacles so that the river of our life can flow unobstructed.
Once we remove the obstacles, we can simply go with the flow, trusting
the changes that follow.
I love the DailyOm!! It fills me with love, light, and happiness. This post makes me want to go outside and hula hoop barefoot out in the green grass tomorrow.
March 24, 2008
Unifier Of Opposites
The Color Green
Green is a combination of the colors yellow and blue, each of which
brings its own unique energy to the overall feeling of the color green.
Blue exudes calm and peace, while yellow radiates liveliness and high
levels of energy. As a marriage between these two very different
colors, green is a unifier of opposites, offering both the excitement
of yellow and the tranquility of blue. It energizes blue’s passivity
and soothes yellow’s intensity, inspiring us to be both active and
peaceful at the same time. It is a mainstay of the seasons of spring
and summer, thus symbolizing birth and growth.
Green is one of the reasons that spring instigates so much
excitement and activity. As a visual harbinger of the end of winter,
green stems and leaves shoot up and out from the dark branches of trees
and the muddy ground, letting us know that it’s safe for us to come
out, too. In this way, green invites us to shed our layers and open
ourselves to the outside world, not in a frantic way, but with an
easygoing excitement that draws us outside just to sniff the spring
air. Unlike almost any other color, green seems to have its own smell,
an intoxicating combination of sun and sky—earthy, bright, and clean.
In the best-case scenario, it stops us in our tracks and reminds us to
appreciate the great experience of simply being alive.
Green balances our energy so that, in looking at it, we feel
confident that growth is inevitable. It also gives us the energy to
contribute to the process of growth, to nurture ourselves
appropriately, without becoming overly attached to our part in the
process. Green reminds us to let go and let nature do her work, while
at the same time giving us the energy to do our own.
