A yogini of extraordinary abilities and magical powers from Hot Yoga Downtown Albuquerque proclaimed in the realm of the ethersphere that she had fallen on her ass yesterday, lived to tell the story, and acquired eternal wisdom (to slow down) from the trickster that is LIFE! Incredible, psychically edible, and something to take in, learn from, and keep on growing! In the event that we choose not to keep on growing, due to stubborness, fear and/or keeping persons, places, or things that are not good for us smack dab in the middle of our lives, then the psyche, the human soul, can atrophy or even die as evidenced by hallowed-eyed living, incessant complaints of boredom, and an altogether pessmistic view of self and life. Of course, such a one does not believe or feel in their gut that they are atrophied or dead as humans’ rather, they consider themselves just fine or even aobive it all. But, if we are truly serious about the business of living life with sincerity then we have to wonder that if, rather than falling on our proverbial ass psychically, it may be worth engaging our contemplative ability to listen to the trickster that is life and therein experience our own extraordinary and magical ability to transform painful happenstance and crisis into life changing wisdom.

I've continued to be caught up by joy, its meaning, the feelings of it, how it takes us by surprise, and how, when its real, it lasts and lasts, unless we do drama and drop it down and away rather than letting it stay. Madness comes into play when the joy becomes too great and we don’t let it stay because we’re not used to it and so go back to the old and familiar chaos and drama….madness. People do it, we do it, we do it more than we imagine. In the words of the Tao Te Ching, “Misery—happiness is to be found by its side! Happiness!—misery lurks beneath it! Who knows what either will come to in the end.” It’s our choice, as we grow in consciousness. Those moments when we wonder why everything suddenly went south when things were going wo well. It’s a good time to ask why we needed this to happen, how, in a sense, we drew it to ouselves so that we could go back to the bad with which we are familiar because the good is too unfamiliar and therefore frightening. It’s the madness that we can make happen in everyday life. And it’s the madness that can be traded in for joy, being caught up in it, swept up and into it, and letting ourselves fly, enjoy our wings and the soaring that is an integral part of life as we let ourselves watch out for dropping down and away and instead stay with the joy and feel the soar.