While on a recent Bicycle Therapy Yoga Retreat in Nova Scotia I learned the importance of shifting gears. Riding a bike is easier if you are in the right gear. So is life.
Even though I instinctively knew that I needed to shift down to make riding up the hills easier, it didn't always work out that way. There were times when I shifted the wrong way and the ride became much harder. Life is like that.
There were times when I thought I could push through and make it to the top without shifting and the ride became much harder. Life is like that.
There were times when I stopped in the middle of a hill to take a picture of the beautiful landscape and to savor the moment.
You would think that the ride would become much harder when I started to peddle again in the middle of that hill, but I can honestly tell you that it did not! I was so in awe of my surroundings that my bike, my body and my spirit felt light. I couldn't stop smiling as I shifted gears to catch up with the others, and a little bit of downhill definitely made it easier!
My thoughts about how hard it was to ride uphill were gone.
When I stopped to savor the moment, my attitude changed.
Life is like that.
Nature also knows the importance of shifting gears. Over the past week on my walks, I've been observing and savoring the shifts taking place in nature. The autumn blue/purple flowers that grace the floor of the aspen grove and the daisy dotted with rain by the stream. The goldenrod and mountain rose hips that are the last to show color in the new meadows. The fireweed as it shifts to red and the aspen leaf as it instinctively, and seemingly without effort, shifts from green to gold. Listen to nature.
Find the right gear and savor the moment.
Savor the moment and find the right gear.
I wish you all peace in your heart, strength in your mind and body, and harmony in your life.
With Gratitude and Grace,
deEtta
Even though I instinctively knew that I needed to shift down to make riding up the hills easier, it didn't always work out that way. There were times when I shifted the wrong way and the ride became much harder. Life is like that.
There were times when I thought I could push through and make it to the top without shifting and the ride became much harder. Life is like that.
There were times when I stopped in the middle of a hill to take a picture of the beautiful landscape and to savor the moment.
You would think that the ride would become much harder when I started to peddle again in the middle of that hill, but I can honestly tell you that it did not! I was so in awe of my surroundings that my bike, my body and my spirit felt light. I couldn't stop smiling as I shifted gears to catch up with the others, and a little bit of downhill definitely made it easier!
My thoughts about how hard it was to ride uphill were gone.
When I stopped to savor the moment, my attitude changed.
Life is like that.
Nature also knows the importance of shifting gears. Over the past week on my walks, I've been observing and savoring the shifts taking place in nature. The autumn blue/purple flowers that grace the floor of the aspen grove and the daisy dotted with rain by the stream. The goldenrod and mountain rose hips that are the last to show color in the new meadows. The fireweed as it shifts to red and the aspen leaf as it instinctively, and seemingly without effort, shifts from green to gold. Listen to nature.
Find the right gear and savor the moment.
Savor the moment and find the right gear.
I wish you all peace in your heart, strength in your mind and body, and harmony in your life.
With Gratitude and Grace,
deEtta
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