Tidbits of Wisdom to inspire your unique life journey – Jeanne Loehnis, Songs For Your Spirit, LLC
Life regularly presents opportunities for learning, growing, expanding! Here you’ll find ideas, stories and inspiration from my life. As you read, be sure to consider the unique and amazing life that is yours. Only then, discern if this tidbit is for you!
Curiosity is powerful. As soon we think we know “the answer” to “it”, as soon as we apply the brakes, we have shut down our ability to learn and grow, expand and transform. As long as there is another question, another opening, there is room for more.
In what areas of life do you consider yourself an expert?
In what ways are you “satisfied”?
If you released the brakes, what more is possible?
If you got curious, what would you discover?
In case you hadn’t realized it, life has a HUGE component around “choice”. There is great freedom (and, yes, responsibility) in becoming aware of the choices we have and moving from old default behaviors or the victim stance to making personal, empowered choices.
Sometimes the hardest thing is believing we actually have a choice in the matter. Have you ever said things like: “That’s just what Moms do.” or “I could never let him down.” or “I have to do that.”? Or, what if the challenging situation is at work and your supervisor just gave you a task you absolutely don’t want to complete. No, you cannot say, “I really don’t want to do that. Can I do something else?” Choice? Continue reading “Choice – Always!”
Recently, I wrote about flexibility in our “balance” which is needed even when what we desire is constancy:
And balance, the life balance that suggests healthy sleep, exercise and foods, right amounts or work and play, rest and activity, is promoted as good and wise and a helpful part of a happy life. But …
Continue reading “Balance … in the midst of change”
If you practice yoga – the limb of yoga that is the physical postures, the “asanas” – then you have most likely done “Tree Pose”:
As you can see, this pose requires balancing on one leg and is aided by lots of strength in the body core. In this photo, it looks stiff and unmoving, like the mountain behind it.
Is this what we mean by “balance” in life?
If so, what is possible from “balance”?
Here’s another photo of tree pose:
Often, on the journey of transformation and change, we experience roadblocks, detours, old behaviors and thought patterns, and old reactions to life. We may feel hopeless and think about giving up. We have known the freedom of forward movement and self-empowerment and this block has stripped us of this new energy, passion, and delight.
What we may fail to realize is that blocks are to be expected! Each block is another layer of internal programming ready to be released. Continue reading “The Gift in the Block”