Sunday, March 17, 2013

TRUER THAN TRUE




Writing for this Slice of Life has been a way to reclaim a part of me that is truer than true.  And a way for me to be true to me. 

This year has been a transformational year.  A year of celebration.  It started out by my participating in a yoga/eating clean challenge—for thirty days.  And by doing that I discovered a part of me that is a truer than true part of me.  A willingness, coupled with grace, to stick with the physical opened up a part of me that was dormant and asleep.  I regained my energy.  I regained a sense of personal purpose.  I regained identity that I had covered up with food and lack of movement.   And with grace every day, I continue to focus on this physical challenge, which is much more than physical.  It is changing me.  

 And, in a quite surprising way, desires to express myself again rose, like a phoenix rising from the ashes.  A desire to be truer than true for me.  And that expressed itself to me in the desire to write.  I am a busy person (aren’t we all) and I do write—units of study, emails communicating to teachers and administrators, follow-ups after days of teaching teachers.  But I wasn’t creating for me, or in a way that was true to me.  (Don’t get me wrong—I love the work and it is good work—but it wasn’t feeding me.)  So I knew I needed to begin to write again.  More than journal, which I often do.  But create.   Not sure how, but the desire arose.

When there is a desire—there is a door.  And my door came with this 2 Writing Teachers Challenge.   This is a way for me to write for me.  And a way to read others who are also writing for and about themselves.  Which models for me how to write for me.  Not every day has it been easy to choose to write for my blog.  Today is actually one of them.  A family need, weekend events, a to-do list that won’t quit are all reasons to quit. And today I am not listening to the reasons.  I am honoring the desire.   I am choosing to be truer than true to me by writing—EVEN WHEN I DON’T FEEL LIKE IT.  EVEN WHEN THE WORDS AREN’T FLOWING BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS ON MY MIND. EVEN WHEN THERE ARE MULTITUDES OF OTHER THINGS THAT COULD BE A PRIORITY.  And that is where the change is being birthed.  And with grace every day, I continue to focus on this mental challenge, which is much more than mental.  It is changing me.  

Food, yoga and writing!  This year has been a transformational year.  A year of celebration.  And it is only March! 

12 comments:

  1. Your energy bubbles up in your writing. Percolates with joy. It sounds like you have opened a hidden door to your inner self.

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  2. I know exactly how you feel. Thank you for sharing your words with us, and I look forward to reading more of what you create.

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  3. I think from your post, I know how you feel and feel similar at times too! How great that you are recognizing these feelings and working through them to be true to yourself. Nothing is harder when we are constantly pulled in different directions like a stretchy toy played with by all the kids at a birthday party! The demands of our lives are a constant "challenge". But will you succeed? 99 and 3/4 percent guaranteed, kid you'll move mountains! Oh, the places you' ll go!

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  4. I love this: Food, yoga and writing! This year has been a transformational year. A year of celebration. And it is only March!

    What a way to kick off the coming spring... and welcome to the Slicer community. We never end...

    Bonnie

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  5. When you take time to be true to yourself, you have more to give to others. Good for you.

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  6. I could so relate to your feelings about needing to write for you to feed a part of you that wasn't being fed before.

    It is amazing how the simple act of writing can be so transformative!

    I am a first-time "slicer" and blogger and have found the experience to be exhilirating in so many ways.

    Thanks for expressing so beautifully what I have been feeling about this experience.

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  7. Over a year ago I was having a difficult time of things and I was searching, searching for a better path. I too found yoga.It has been a wonderful journey. What I love so much about the slol is that I get inspiration from others and I am not alone with my struggles.

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  8. This is truly inspirational, Deb. it seems as if you wrote it for yourself, but the genuine smile behind all of these words is so motivating. I need yoga and a cleanse perhaps.

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  9. My day has been similar...a call to help my senior parents cut in the kitchen for a new fridge started me off. I guess I'm not getting to write ahead of time like I thought I might. Your yoga has me so intrigued. xo

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  10. Love reading about the blessings and changes that are coming to you through these different challenges. I might have to "steal" the truer than true precept...love that. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. : )

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  11. What a wonderful start to your year! The transformation is evident. Your writing is so true to you.
    Thanks for this lovely post. Seuss' quote is perfect!

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  12. I like the line, a way for me to write for me. I so agree.

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