The Third Eye
I don’t know if it is being over 50 that suddenly makes the cycle of life so ever present on your mind or if losing a lot brings you to this point. Today, I planned to go to acro yoga but somehow couldn’t get in the mood for team sports and so I ventured over to take an open beginner’s yoga class only it turned out to be a two and a half hour here is what it’s all about class not to mention a one on one as I was the only one who showed up. Interestingly enough the theme was the Guru chant – the cycle of life – starting with the beginning of life, the duration of life and then ending with the destruction of life and as Libby said, “when you’re about to die, you fly” and so that is our metaphor for the day. Flight.
It just so happens yesterday I received in the mail my third eye courtesy of The Louise Log and although I didn’t wear it to yoga, I did try it on for size and decided having a pink eye in the middle of my forehead might not be a bad reminder that most of the time we’re/I’m operating on fear. Uh uh uh, I’m about to lose, oh oh oh I’m about to fall, lo lo lo I’m about to go crazy – fear and the death of fear brings what? Flight. Right?
December 5th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
Rachel, you are a riot. Would you give me permission to post this picture on the Louise Log fb page? (If you’d rather not, I totally understand) Would love to put picture, location and first name or any two of those (and more if you want, like url….) You’re making me realize the power of the SuperFan! You’re a one-woman focus group, PR firm.
PS if you take a pair of kiddie nail scissors to the white area, your third eye will be just like Louise’s. I’d wanted to do that but was rushing. With this posting every month, I’m always rushing. THANK YOU. FOR EVERYTHING.
December 5th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Anne – I will take a pair of scissors to my new eye and in the meantime, feel free to use me any which way you like – another friend I had emailed, wrote saying “I likey” about The Louise Logs – not going to vouch for who I send you of course, ahem.
December 5th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
ooh i am starting the louise blog and i thinks its great!! but it seems some are missing?? 10, 8,7.. I was writing to tell YOU i like the color AND shape of your HAIR…(yes the eye is funny, though…)
December 6th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Thanks – new hair, new attitude – know what I mean. I think that’s deliberate – most series on television today are 13 episodes and the first series does have exactly 13 – so think it is just part of the package that there are numbers missing like there is no real explanation for the “twins” or what happened to hubby. Stay tuned – more will be revealed.
December 6th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Just to clarify, episodes 5,6,7 and 10 actually do exist…they’re just ‘missing’. I took them down from youtube because 5,6 and 7 seemed Dark… 10 was a last minute desperate attempt at political action just before the election in 2008 and I’m afraid the last minute aspect shows. Confused about whether to repost them because don’t want to lose viewers who start with #1 and proceed in order and could possibly be turned off by 5-7. Would be interested in your opinions Rachel and Susie. All of ‘season one’ is on metacafé at http://www.metacafe.com/channels/anneflournoy/ Thank you so much for your interest and your support. (And I find it hysterical that you’re raising your eyebrows at someone saying they likey it ha)
December 6th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
PS Thank you Rachel for permission! Am about 7 hours away from my desk just now in the middle of a raging snowstorm so won’t get to the ‘project’ very quickly.