Went to a 1920s huge party.
Hundreds of people.
All dressed up in a magnificent structure
with columns and music and costumes.
Had such an odd experience
as if everyone was in a play
getting ready for something.
All these different colors, different ages,
different faces all in one play.
When I first saw your topic
of “Working Together in Harmony”
I thought of how we can be with others
while sharing a common purpose,
and what goes into making that work
with synergy and balance.
I know that in a pure sense
a shared aim and purpose is the beginning,
but then I went on to wonder
what makes it harmonious,
what makes the octave sing
and become self-propelling.
Somehow there must be
a natural ebb-and-flow within the process,
between us.
And yet, I can have a fully conceptualized plan,
and somehow let the details emerge surprisingly,
let them unfold
in the community of that shared process.
I need to recognize those magical moments
where holding back and observing
allows others to shine their light—
a light which moves us all—
and allows us to fully realize
the mysterious potential
that we can only have when we are together,
each fully ourselves,
yet fully engaged with each other.
~J
When I feel more balanced,
I breathe as though through the centers
and silently say “I Am.”
When I say “I,”
I feel the three centers
as though something stands up;
and when I say “Am,”
I also feel them,
but as though something sits down.
When I breathe in, I say “I”
and represent to myself
that the active elements of
the air are entering.
When I breathe out, I say “Am”
and feel them flow into and fill my body.
I do not try
to make anything more of this “I” and “Am,”
simply say the words to myself.
With each breath,
I follow this order for filling:
right arm, right leg, left leg, left arm,
abdomen, chest, head
and then the whole body.
~Jeanne De Saltzman
