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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 672151" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>Did you know Leafy that the common dung beetle, rolling her eggs around in a ball of dung, was the sacred scarab, symbol of rebirth, to the ancient Egyptians? </p><p></p><p>Manure as medium of organic growth. </p><p></p><p>I have been wanting to start a compost bin, but here especially, they say there are snakes who like them very much, too. Maybe that is one of those things I am telling myself so I do not begin. I am thinking of three or four beginning things. I read somewhere that to create successfully, our intention must be up and running within 30 days. This will keep us focused, and give us an end date in the event that we are not finding the source of enrichment we sought in beginning the activity. The advice also was: Just do it. It will be bad at first, however meticulous the planning. To master anything takes 10,000 hours. Those who devote that time master whatever has held their interest to mastery level.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>I read again the portion of your posting for us having to do with our intention. The writer noted The Golden Rule as his or her intention. So, this is mine. It has been mine for many years. It is the Benedictine motto, or one of them:</p><p></p><p>Cherish, honor, promote, protect.</p><p></p><p>Another, written beneath a photograph of Winter in a climate where winter lasts months too long and is many degrees below zero: "<em>Ice and snow, praise the Lord."</em></p><p></p><p>So, that is a little like "<em>When chopping onions, just chop onions."</em></p><p></p><p>Speaking slowly is mentioned in your article. This is a true thing, along with the idea that if we are going to gesture, make our gestures large and confident ones. Posture was addressed, and of course that is key. Here is a ballet tip regarding posture: Imagine air between every vertebrae; air effortlessly elevating the motion of every joint. When a dancer does what she does, it is the air around her holding her up. The other side of that is that you know when you are positioning correctly because it is painful. Soon, you hear pain and adjust and hear more and then, you are moving, strong and certain, the air around you effortlessly holding you up.</p><p></p><p>Pain does that, for the dancer.</p><p></p><p>There are those who name dance moving meditation.</p><p></p><p>I wonder how that intimate exchange during which we direct and follow our pain, listening so intentionally that some living, moving, breathtaking thing is created, applies to what we do, here?</p><p></p><p>I am going to change my avatar again, I think.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for posting this for us, Leafy.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 672151, member: 17461"] Did you know Leafy that the common dung beetle, rolling her eggs around in a ball of dung, was the sacred scarab, symbol of rebirth, to the ancient Egyptians? Manure as medium of organic growth. I have been wanting to start a compost bin, but here especially, they say there are snakes who like them very much, too. Maybe that is one of those things I am telling myself so I do not begin. I am thinking of three or four beginning things. I read somewhere that to create successfully, our intention must be up and running within 30 days. This will keep us focused, and give us an end date in the event that we are not finding the source of enrichment we sought in beginning the activity. The advice also was: Just do it. It will be bad at first, however meticulous the planning. To master anything takes 10,000 hours. Those who devote that time master whatever has held their interest to mastery level. *** I read again the portion of your posting for us having to do with our intention. The writer noted The Golden Rule as his or her intention. So, this is mine. It has been mine for many years. It is the Benedictine motto, or one of them: Cherish, honor, promote, protect. Another, written beneath a photograph of Winter in a climate where winter lasts months too long and is many degrees below zero: "[I]Ice and snow, praise the Lord."[/I] So, that is a little like "[I]When chopping onions, just chop onions."[/I] Speaking slowly is mentioned in your article. This is a true thing, along with the idea that if we are going to gesture, make our gestures large and confident ones. Posture was addressed, and of course that is key. Here is a ballet tip regarding posture: Imagine air between every vertebrae; air effortlessly elevating the motion of every joint. When a dancer does what she does, it is the air around her holding her up. The other side of that is that you know when you are positioning correctly because it is painful. Soon, you hear pain and adjust and hear more and then, you are moving, strong and certain, the air around you effortlessly holding you up. Pain does that, for the dancer. There are those who name dance moving meditation. I wonder how that intimate exchange during which we direct and follow our pain, listening so intentionally that some living, moving, breathtaking thing is created, applies to what we do, here? I am going to change my avatar again, I think. Thank you for posting this for us, Leafy. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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