“It’s true, we cannot stop the waves of change; they are the very fabric of our lives. Yet we can learn to surf, to be aware, to balance. Then our lives are no longer based on fear, and the state of balance itself becomes a way of living with beauty and ease.” – JACK KORNFIELD.
Riding the Waves of Change WORDS MELLARA GOLD ANZENBERGER
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few months back I remember listening to bestselling author and meditation teacher Jack Kornfield’s podcast. He spoke of a poster that he saw when he was in Santa Cruz many years ago. It was of Yoga Master Swami Satchidananda. The Indian
religious teacher was wearing a loincloth and standing in a yoga posture called tree pose, with one leg up and his hands over his head. He was balancing there on one foot. Jack went on to say that this wasn’t anything unusual – except he is in this pose balanced on a surfboard, riding down a very large wave. Underneath it says in big letters, ‘You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.’ This feels like life itself.
Lately some folks have asked me, “how is it that you are so damn happy all of the time?” “And how come it looks as if all of these changes don’t seem to appear to have hit you?” “Don’t you have off days?” The truth is I have many! Today is one of those days, and on these ‘kind of days’ I understand that it’s in writing, or getting outside and breathing in and out consciously that helps me the most. It’s in the witnessing of the restlessness where I have the chance to get back online. Online with the beating of my heart that I’m so grateful that hasn’t ever given up on me yet! Love is what heals, and by becoming gentler with myself while becoming present to the ‘off-ness’, I usually have the chance to bring in balance and calm. Our humanity unites us and I think there is a natural inclination to want peace. This is a time to come together, pay some visits with our collective fears, uncertainties, hopes and dreams. To do this, I have decided to have a practice around being happy for the simple things – the birds’ song, the trees moving
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