The Magic in the Transition

Yoga, Dance, Photography or even indeed Relationships are ALIVE things, constantly in a state of flux and movement. A recent heartbreak gave me a major reality check, but however ground shaking that was, it did lead me to the realization that in fact the DEPTH and FULLNESS at which we experience our lives, does in fact comes from relishing in the IN-BETWEEN stages.

Do we breathe-in the unfolding that happens, BEFORE we get THE job, THE relationship or THE “perfect” body?

After all, the majority of life is actually made of the moments of transition. Strangely enough, it is not just a series of achievements or failures; but a curation of the journey towards or away from them. So can we master the art of being still and ride the wave at the same time? *On another note I do think this is why, surprisingly, surfers are some of the deepest people I have ever met!

Conversely, I feel that we can find ourselves to be much more stable if we tune ourselves to sit surrendered in the moment, as it is right now. Love ourselves as we are right now. But, do we even want to enjoy ourselves, our bodies, our lives in the alive process that is constantly developing? We have got to check that thought first.

Under the Pisces new moon, which is actually in opposition to the grounded Virgo sign in the astrological chart (which means that the next full moon will be in Virgo), we are moving into watery and fluid territory. Pisces resonates strongly with e-motion, in-tuition and feeling instead of thinking.

Perhaps we are being triggered to recognize our lives with an emphasis of adaptability? To mould and mesh, and hold space for ALL of our changing and transitional selves. And maybe we won’t even recognize ourselves anymore. Or we might feel even confused, as all of our inner rules are deconstructed, and the new ones remain unclear. And maybe we don’t have to make sense of everything right now. I think this is ok, as muddled as it can feel at times. During these times I feel best to communicate as clearly as possible with ourselves and with others…for the sake of our relationships! Sentencing starting with “I feel this…”, instead of “You did this”, kind of thing.

Now, have we ever heard someone say to their partner “You’ve changed!”? Probably yes. And personally I bloody well hope they have and continue to do so! It's interesting how we try to hold other people in very fixed positions, as well as ourselves, stopping them from evolving and elevating themselves too.

Ok so silly question, but what would it be like to love ALL of the pieces of ourselves, and not wait until we are “fixed”? For me, it feels energizing, hopeful and expanded. For me, it also gives me a greater ability to love and accept those in my life too. Waiting for everything to be alright leaves me feeling anxious, impatient and frustrated.

I guess the point of this very ungrounded post, is to loosen us up to the potential the lies in the spaces in between. To soften. To breathe and feel. We can explore this within the context of a yoga class, taking the time to sensationally experience our bodies as we flow from posture to posture, to find the subtleness and art in the moments of apparently nothingness in the middle. This notion is a much for me as anyone else, as I have a history of struggling with the mundanity of everyday life, and am a seeker of magic in the extremes. The extreme highs of love, the extreme lows of love. The excitement and fear of travel. The inspiration and the lack of will power of new projects. I am looking now to include the sweet spot of the in between. To enjoy it all. Life becomes a conscious work of art and not just a series of things to tick off the list. And so as we ride out this Pisces New Moon, may we approach everything in our lives, our relationships, our work, our talents with the perspective of a creative conscious artist.

This is a wonderful to time to take a step back and observe the transitions with-in life.

It will never be perfect, any of it, but if we look with an artist eye it will be is interesting, raw and connected. I am talking about work, relationships…life, you know mundanity of it all and yet at the same time the mysterious nature of it all.

If you made any sense of this blog post, well done!