37 days

Reading from Wednesday, September 18, 2013 yoga class

More from the book "Life is a verb" by Patti Digh.  It is my current "favorite" book!  :) So... if you knew you had 37 days to live, what would you do?  I have been thinking about this a lot... I hope it gets you thinking too.

"Alfred Adler said we should "trust only movement.  Life happens at the level of events, not of words.  Trust movement."  What, if you did it consistently for thirty-seven days, would create positive vibes, intentional joy, good karma, fantastic direction, and deep expansiveness in your life?  Can you do it for just thirty-seven days?  Because, as writer Annie Dillard reminds us, "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives."

Perhaps it's something simple like cleaning out one drawer every day in your house for thirty-seven days.  Perhaps writing one haiku every day for thirty-seven days would break old patterns and help you see more.  Or eating five fruits and vegetables a day or writing for ten minutes each day or walking for ten minutes a day or writing a postcard to a friend each week.  Whatever it is, however small, do it.  Just for thirty-seven days.  Perhaps it is something you will STOP doing for thirty-seven days.  Stop hiding, stop spending, stop smoking, stop making excuses, stop blaming or judging, stop eating Raspberry Frosted Pop-Tarts with Sprinkles. 

In 2003 the man whose journey sparked this writing was diagnosed with lung cancer.  Boyce died thirty-seven days later.   Make use of the next thirty-seven days.  It's important.  Every day is day one, a gift. 

Life is a verb:

                Say yes
               
                Be generous

                Speak up

                Love more

                Trust yourself

                Slow down

What will you do with your one wild and precious life?"