Monday, February 6, 2012

Pink OM


Why pink OM, you ask? Because it's my birthday, and both pink and OM make me happy. So I ordered a birthday cake with both, much to 6 year old's delight.

I woke up a bit of a cranky, despite the fact that I am one of those people who firmly believes that any birthday is a cause for celebrating self. This morning, birthday #41 was feeling a bit heavy; much heavier than #40. Despite the fact that I feel healthier and happier than ever. Despite the pink OM. Even 6 year old said to me as she got out of the car at school drop off: Mom, please don't have a cranky birthday.

After years of practicing yoga and working on that non-attachment thing, it appears that I am more attached than ever. I want 6 year old to be in first grade forever. I want to be healthy and happy forever. But that's one birthday pressie I won't get, right? Life is like a good vinyasa flow: super smooth in spots, challenging/very challenging in others, always ending in savasana. So we have to honor every damn minute, even the cranky ones. And keep trying to flow through them all with as much grace as we can muster.

Love and gratitude to all of you for sharing my journey. Yeehaw, Namaste, and Pink OMs.
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3 comments:

  1. MerrileeFebruary 6, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    Margaret, I hear you. My attachment to Burning Man is in question due to a ticketing fiasco. I don't want to move from preschool to Kindergarten (er, that is I don't want my daughter to...oh nevermind). I'd much prefer to not race the races that are in front of me because then I can continue to pretend that I will ALWAYS do better. But things change, life changes, and we'll always have the mat ... won't we?

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  2. DeniseFebruary 8, 2012 at 2:41 PM

    Oh, Margaret...I needed a pick-me-up today, so I visited your blog, and I'm so glad I did because it gives me an opportunity to say, "Yeehaw, namaste, and happy happy birthday!" Your cake is a beauty, just like you! Thank you for your honest postings, and the love you send to all of us. Today my hope is to reflect that back to you! Denise from NC

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  3. Margaret Burns VapFebruary 9, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    Thanks girls for the love, the encouragement was super appreciated. I'm so glad to know you're out there. xo

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