cadence

I am the earliest morning riser in my family of nearly all early risers. As I sneak out of the house, not wanting to wake a snoring soul, I grab my shoes in the dark and I sit outside on the concrete steps and tie my shoes in the cool darkness. This begins of my silent ritual. This morning, after I tied my first shoe, I realized I had accidentally pick up one older sneaker and thus nonmatching shoe. miraculously, I had one right and one left shoe.  I thought about sneaking back into get the matching shoe. I thought, "well, it's one for each foot", and I headed out for my morning walk.

As I'm walking I realize, I can feel the difference, rippling through my body from step to step.  sometimes its more pronounced in my foot, my hips, my overall balance of my body. They are both running shoes. The old one is 3 months old but they are not a pair. The difference both obvious and subtle. The more I pay attention, the more I realize the lesson in mindfullness.

As I make changes is my life and I strive to becoming the person I want to be, I sometimes see the new me shining and sometimes its like I'm wearing two different shoes. The old ways peeking through from time to time. The new rhythm becoming stronger as I don't note the difference in cadence. Sometimes, it is feeling the difference and consciously deciding what feels right for me, choosing my path again and again.   

May all those evolving continue consciously choosing the path again and again. You are strong and shining.