April 3, 2020
Directions to My Version of Yoga “Happy Baby”
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lay down flat on the bed
pull knees to chest and link arms underneath them
roll from side to side
smile as you do it or laugh out loud
do twenty rolls in all
at end reach hands between your legs and hold inside of each ankle
just like a happy baby ‘till you topple to one side or the other
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postscript: Thich Nhat Hanh says
“A smile is yoga of the mouth”
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April 4, 2020
Wish
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wish I may – wish I might have the wish
I wish tonight – thought of magic
thought of power – I would wish for
strength woven with peace for
self and others near
and far this day
this moment
now – just
now
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April 5, 2020
The Minute
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Take a minute. In the middle of the unknown, of
the anxiety, of the loneliness, take a minute. Literally.
Time it. When the second hand of your watch reaches
twelve, let the minute start. Look away. See how long
a minute is. Breathe. Feel the unknown and the anxiety
and the loneliness drift away. It’s long isn’t it? The
breaths fill me up. I’m glad I took it——the minute.
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