I'm fascinated by words that follow. Last week I encountered the word boundary in many forms: while teaching, while designing, during my yoga practice, while talking to my friends and ultimately listening to my teacher. My yoga practice (Anusara) deeply involves the concept of freedom and its love relationship with boundaries. Sometimes I feel the 1990's film ¡Átame! is about yoga. We are constantly asked to recognize the freedom in which we dwell, AND the best way to show that recognition is by creating boundaries that work for us. So here is one of those examples of boundaries that I saw this week, probably not the most prevalent, but it is the easiest one for me to explain. I decided to stop carrying every artifact I thought could help my day go smoother (it isn't very smooth when eight pounds of stuff follows you around, unless you are pregnant). I started using the GRID-IT from COCOON. This is a very open version of a zippered pouch. In limiting the items that I can bring with me, I have expanded time and space, cultivating a fresh way to move with the belonging that make my day better (and knowing that I can choose what comes with me everyday, allows me to recognize my freedom everyday). Bound away!
