Some words simply beg you to study them.  Look at the word "extraordinary."   Most words relate in some way to their roots, prefixes, suffixes - their parts.   But "extraordinary?"  We think of extraordinary as reflecting that which is remarkable, exceptional, noteworthy, singular, rare.   Yet the parts of the word invite the opposite:  extra-ordinary.   Which to me sounds as if we're looking for things which are exceptionally ordinary... extremely commonplace... notably unexceptional.    The English language strikes again.   Defying logic.  Boggling the mind.   Just to be difficult, can we study the parts of the word "extra-ordinary" and still find the extraordinary?   (I know, I know, I'm confusing even myself.)   What if we could find a way to perceive the extremely commonplace as being that which is noteworthy and remarkable? Marigold Wellington said: “I live to enjoy...

  Have you ever been asked, “Where do you get your energy?”  Or “How do you have so much energy?”   Perhaps you have wondered why it feels as if you have none.  Exhausted adults wonder why children never seem to run out. We define energy as having vitality and strength for sustained activity.   That doesn’t really tell us where it comes from, how to get it, or why some people have lots of it.    “The soul reveals itself to itself Through movement, Energy-infused undulations and gestures Of hand, foot, spine, face, and form. The invisible loves the visible.” ~Lorin Roche, Radiance Sutras, Yukti 54 The above verse eloquently suggests that there is a relationship between movement and energy. We might conclude that moving consumes energy – digging ditches for prolonged periods of time exhausts us and depletes us. Yet we also know that movement can generate energy, whether it is traditional exercise, dance, mindful practice with movement suc...