Mythos & Marginalia

2015 – 2025: a decade of days


a daily breath

  • good intentions

    I am going to yoga later this morning. At least, that is my intention.

       It’s almost 6 a.m., and a mat that hasn’t seen much activity in quite a while is waiting beside my packsack. It has been years, really, since I have stepped into a class. I’ve been feeling, lately, like it is time to do what I used to do regularly.

       Almost a decade ago, yoga was a true constant in my life. It was a practice that, for all intents and purposes, consumed me physically, mentally, and spiritually.

       Today, I’m trying to get that feeling back.

       I have very few expectations.

       My balance is not what it once was, I am often stiff and struggling, and I’m feeling the need to give this body the stretching it needs. My birthday a few days ago reminded me I am not getting any younger.

       So, I’m off to yoga in a few hours and I am doing so with good intentions.

       Namaste.

    06/14/2024                                                                                          j.g.l.

  • Mondays are just young Fridays

       within the company of others

                       we navigate space

     

               between now and then

                     choosing where we go

             and with whom we travel

     

                     at times it gets crowded

                           and still seems lonely

             otherwise comfortable

             on our own

     

                 companionship makes

                 the journey worthwhile

     

     

    06/10/2023                                                                                          j.g.l.

  • in hindsight

    Reasons are excuses,
    explanations simple
    rationalizations for
    what you are thinking
    or feeling. History is
    full of reasons and,
    in hindsight, excuses.
    Or promises.
    I have known many.

    ©2019 j.g. lewis

  • Mondays are just young Fridays

    After an absence of a week or so, Monday arrives announced like you didn’t know it would happen.

       Lost in a delightful weekend of doing exactly what you wanted, at times you simply forgot the days and date and treasured the time you were allowed.

       Then Monday morning, like right now, you come to the stark realization that the weekend is over and it is time to do what is required instead of whatever you want.

       Yes, there are duties and obligations specific to this day and you managed to put aside routine for a day or two, but didn’t you always know Mondays would arrive, as Mondays do?

       Grab a coffee (or tea) and get on with the day!

    06/03/2024                                                                              j.g.l.