What Emerges?
What emerges out of a practice?
This morning I got my run in early. I’m coming to this writing practice sweaty, heart rate boosted, and with deeper breathing.
Is all this extra O2 going to help? I’m more interested in what emerges as I practice - knowing I’m in the mushy middle (maybe just the middle of the beginning?!) - but already muscles that had long atrophied have awoken. My muscle tone is more defined, my waist is activated, and my breathing is fuller. My connective tissue is more supple and responsive. I can activate and access more mobility and strength than before.
Before I committed. Any practice is a vow you remake with each encounter. The metaphor to marriage holds. Every day I choose my husband and our marriage anew. Every day. It’s an opportunity, a reminder to be choiceful and to practice.
Lisa May wrote in a comment: Practice doesn’t make perfect, it makes permanent. This quote is attributed to Vince Lombardi.
So, what I practice and how I practice make meaning over time (when).
(What + How) / When = Meaning?
No.
(What + How)(Frequency + Duration)= Why
What about the where?
I think it’s more of a wheel. I’ll have to work out a graphic for that another time.
Why can be so slippery. It’s mutable. Why we start a practice is rarely the reason we continue to show up. Our motivation for any endeavor changes. Or, we quit.
So, does change have it’s own spot on the wheel? Hmmm.
My favorite equation is:
Life + Dance = Dance + Life
What’s yours?