I continue to struggle a bit with motivation and finding opportunities to train. Less than healthy snacking is an issue with sweets and carbs being the biggest challenge and most likely causing some of my increased knee pain.
How much does any of that even matter? Can one word or feeling take all that away...?
As I think back over my week, aside from everything else going on, there is one thing that stands out and that is a feeling of joy!
After a difficult and challenging interaction with someone on Thursday, I needed to refresh and so I set off to the dog park with Willow. With all the fresh snow I knew she would love to run and play around in it and burn off some energy. When we arrived there was no one else around. Imagine a huge dog park with no other people or animals in sight. What a wonderful thing!
We had the most amazing time together. Willow raced back and forth, ran circles and did lots of sniffing as we walked and explored. I mostly enjoyed watching her freedom of movement and the bursts of energy. Both of us were completely free from any stress of meeting new dogs, expectations or potential issues. Free to just be and enjoy the outdoors and all that space. I remember looking up at the sky as the sun was starting to set, in awe of the vastness and beauty of it all and feeling blessed. It was also a feeling of joy that has carried over into the rest of my week.
Joy is something we can choose and cultivate at any given time. It happens in moments of deep awareness and appreciation for all that is. Joy is waiting to be discovered and is a powerful and lasting entity/force. That all encompassing feeling of joy has the power to boost the ups and minimize the downs in life. It fills up my entire being and gives me a deep sense of knowing that I can’t quite explain in words. What comes to mind is simplicity. Joy takes away the complexities of our western world and replaces it with beauty and simplicity.
The idea and definition of mastery can be complex and is something I’ve mulled over many times and tried to define. I feel we tend to overcomplicate mastery and don’t have enough of an understanding of what we are looking to achieve and what mastery really is. I see the pursuit of mastery as a tool to find and help us achieve the greatness that already resides within each of us. All the effort we put in to get there helps to build a foundation that allows us at some point in the future to let go and just be the best version of ourselves.
I see mastery is a blend of heightened awareness, mindfulness, being present, simplicity and seeing and feeling the beauty all around us and within.
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