Madisyn Taylor nailed it for me again… now is the time. A reminder to hold dreams, reach for the stars, and manifest moment to moment by living fully without hesitation.
If, when, but, could have, would have, should have… all words that do not resonate with me or the present moment of living into my greatness. Many times I get distracted by my dreams, fantasies and wishes, yet they are there to inspire and excite, not hold me back from living. Gentle reminders of the presence of living every moment to its fullest knowing there are no guarantees keeps me grounded, and loving my body.
Joanie and I are starting a Nia White Belt training this evening with beautiful souls from San Antonio, Laredo, Oklahoma and Canada… ready for the next step of growing, learning and living in their body. It all starts with the Joy of Movement.
The Joy of Movement, Principle #1 of Nia’s 13 White Belt Principles, is what Nia is based on and all other principles grow out of the Joy, with a big J. It is a universal energy that is encoded in our body, always present no matter the circumstances, and no matter the emotions and thoughts that are rolling around inside. My Body… Your Body… The Body was born to move, to heal, to dance through every moment of life… to live fully and completely… grounded and founded in love.
Love your body, for your body loves you, and your body is your oldest and best friend, your closest companion, someone who has never left you. Live knowing that Joy is always present, encoded in your cells, ready for activation, stimulation and sustainability.
I guarantee you will experience a transformation.
Loving you and the dance of life, Adelle
ps. Read on… Madisyn’s wise words that inspired my writing today.
Now Is the Time
Bloom Where You Are Planted
The time to blossom is now, not sometime in the future when you believe the stars will be aligned for you.
Having a vision for our future that differs from our current circumstances can be inspiring and exciting, but it can also keep us from fully committing to our present placement. We may become aware that this is happening when we notice our thoughts about the future distracting us from our participation in the moment. We may find upon searching our hearts that we are waiting for some future time or situation in order to self-actualize. This would be like a flower planted in North Dakota putting off blooming because it would prefer to do so in Illinois.
There are no guarantees in this life, so when we hold back we do so at the risk of never fully blossoming. This present moment always offers us the ground in which we can take root and open our hearts now. What this means is that we live fully, wherever we are, not hesitating because conditions are not perfect, or we might end up moving, or we haven’t found our life partner. This can be scary, because we might feel that we are giving up our cherished dreams if we do not agree to wait for them. But this notion that we have to hold back our life force now in order to find happiness later doesn’t really make sense. What might really be happening is that we are afraid to embrace this moment, and ourselves, just exactly as we are right now. This constitutes a tendency to hold back from fully loving ourselves, as we are, where we are.
We have a habit of presenting life with a set of conditions—ifs and whens that must be fulfilled before we will say yes to the gift of our lives. Now is the time for each of us to bloom where we are planted, overriding our tendency to hold back. Now is the time to say yes, to be brave and commit fully to ourselves, because until we do no one else will. Now is the time to be vulnerable, unfolding delicately yet fully into the space in which we find ourselves.
