Today we are going to Leeds to visit my family.
Just arrived at the Victoria train station. The bus leaves in half an hour, it takes about 7-8 minutes walk to the coach station and I'm rushing... Why? What does the way I'm walking say about my attitude to doing things? I'll leave this question unaswered for now.
Stopping doesn't even occur to me at this point , but I keep paying attention to myself while walking. At some point something clicks and I'm suddenly able to have control over the the parameters of my movement. I can ask myself to slow down, at certain point I enjoy being in charge of my body and ask it to simply STOP. Yes, I know it sounds strange, but being in charge of body is not something an average person can take for granted.
Another example of habit at work: we're on the bus, and my wife just laid her head on my shoulder. She's having a nap and I don't want to disturb her, so I keep sitting still, although my shoulder feels achy. I'm trying to
'do', to actively use my muscles to stay upright and support the weight of her lovely and sleepy head. At certain point I question this and experiment. I allow the weight of her head to sink down through my body and at the same time I "think up". What a relief! Not much effort is actually needed to do this and I regain the sense of wholeness in my body (reconnect with the feet and the hip joints)
Pic above by Monika
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