Viegla teci! Čakla eji!

 

Vieglumiņu iemācijos no tauriņiem, kas kādreiz lidinājās man blakus, kad 'mūsu' meža takās trenejos skriešanai 6K maratonā.  Ja bija vieglums prātiņā, tas pārnesās ķermenī, un arī pretēji - ja jutos viegla ķermenī, tad prātiņš arī sekoja.  Jau ilgi nojaušu, ka atkal jāpiekopj vieglumiņu savā ikdienā.  Domāju arī, ka ir smags čaklumiņš un viegls čaklumiņš, un paši jūtam starpību, kā ieejam savos darbos.  Uz vieglu čaklumiņu!

I learned lightness from the butterflies, which would accompany me on the forest paths when I was training for running my first 6K marathon.  If I was light in my mind, this carried over to my body, and vice versa - if I felt light in my body, my mind would follow.  I've understood for a while that I haven't been cultivating enough lightness in my daily life.  I also think, there is our diligence/perseverence can be heavy or light, and we can feel the difference ourselves as we step into work tasks.  Here's to diligence with an essence of lightness!

Go lightly/easily on your path,

Go diligently/industriously into work!

Then the mother of happiness/good fortune

Will give you the very key to happiness.

Lai notiek tā!

Katra diena

Bērnu grāmatu autoram Dr Seuss ir grāmata 'Manas daudzās krāsainās dienas', raksturojot emociju gammu ar kuru sastopamies no vienas dienas uz nākamo caur krāsām.  Šobrīd, es jūtos vairāk tā kā 'Manas daudzās krāsas katrā mīļā dienā!'  Nav tāda diena, kad viss būtu dzeltēns vai viss būtu zils.  Ir viesulis. Krāsas mežonīgi virpuļo.  Viss izkatās un jūtas ārkārtīgi savādāki no viena mirkļa līdz nākamajam.  Mēs atkal esam mājmācību režīmā, un tas nav ne gludi, ne vienmērīgi mūsmājās.  Tomēr, nevar noliegt, ka ir izteikti kalni, kas līdzsvarojas ar lejām.  Es turpinu mācīties pieņemt un pat apskaut katru krāsu, kas virpuļo cauri manām dienām arī šajā dzīves posmā.

Dr Seuss has a book called My Many Colored Days, describing the range of emotions we might feel from day to day through colors.  Currently, I'm acutely feeling more like My Many Colors on Any Given Day.  There isn't a solely yellow day or blue day. It's a whirlwind, and the colors are swirling like mad.  It looks and feels radically different from one moment to the next.  We are in a period of remote learning yet again, and it is anything but smooth and steady.  However, it cannot be overlooked that there are definite peaks that offset the valleys.  I continue to work on embracing the variety of colors swirling through my days during this season of life.

Every day must be lived,

Every day must be fallen in love with;

Every day has its brittleness,

Every day has a shimmering droplet of happiness!

Tu arī esi!

Kā ticam par sevi, tā arī ir un būs.  Un kāpēc, lai mēs nebūtu gaiši kā pati saule?

What we believe about ourselves - so it is and will be.  And why shouldn't be be as bright as the sun herself?

Believe, my friend, that you too are

A bright beam of light from the big sun:

Carry love inside of yourself -

So that life will be like spring!

Lai notiek tā!
 

Cik dosi, tik pretī ņemsi

Viens no maniem mīļākajiem mirkļiem, strādājot ar vidusskolniekiem, bija kad vecākās klases skolēni sagatavoja jaunākos skolēnus uz Ēnu Dienu ar viņu ieteikumiem no savas pieredzes.  Tas, kas izskanēja visskaidrāk no pilnīgi visiem bija: 'Tik cik tu pats no sevis ieliksi šajā dienā, tik tu arī dabūsi pretīm.  Jo vairāk tu prasīsi jautājumus un iesaistīsies notiekošā, jo atvērtāks tu esi un jo lielāku interesi un zinātkāri tu izrādi, jo vairāk tu iegūsi no šīs dienas.  Tava pieredze būs galīgi atkarīga no sevis paša, tā tad nekautrējies un esi drosmīgs!' Šie vārdi bija sirds sildoši, jo protams, tas ir ko mēs viņiem bijām jau teikuši vairākus gadus, un viņi paši bija sapratuši šo vārdu patiesību - tik cik tu pats no sevis ieliksi un dosi, tik tu arī dabūsi pretīm.

One of my favorite moments working with highschoolers was when the senior class was sharing advice with freshmen in preparation for their first Shadow Day from their own past experiences.  The top piece of advice that clearly resonated from each and every senior was: 'You will get as much out of the day as you put into it.  The more questions you ask and the more actively you participate, the more open you are and the greater interest and curiosity you show, the more you will gain from this day.  Your experience will be completely up to you, so be brave and don't be shy!'  This was so heartwarming to hear because of course this was exactly what we'd been telling them for years and they had learned the truth behing these words - you will always get as much out of an experience as you willing and courageous enough to put in.

In life, you will get in return as much

As you are able to give from your whole heart and soul.

It will be exactly as you decide:

As much as you give, you will receive in return.

Tik tad...

Cik brīnišķīgs atgādinājums, ka katram solim ir sava nozīme, ja ejam kalnus gāzt.  Man it īpaši uzrunā tas, ka vajag kausu un ir būtiski arī smelt, ne tikai dot un radīt un laist uz āru, bet ņemt pretīm un ņemt iekšā.  Lai to panāktu, vajag veselu kausu.  Uz veselumu!

What a brilliant reminder, that every step as meaning, when we set out to move mountains.  It particularly caught my attention that we need a cup/ladle and it is essential to scoop as well - not only to give and create and let things out, but to take in as well.  In order to achieve this, we need a whole cup/ladle.  Onwards and upwards - toward wholeness!

There must be strength,

Only then one can build.

And there must be a seed,

So that a field can bloom with flourish.

There must be a cup/ladle,

Only them one can scoop.

And there must be a current,

So that one can roll out a wave.

Lai notiek tā!

Pašam sava zvaigzne

Kā skolotāja un skolas vadītāja bija tik, tik svarīgi man, ka katrs bērns ar kuru sadarbojos zināja, ka es dziļi ticēju šiem vārdiem:

"Tu esi radības pirmā un pēdējā iespēja būt - Tu!  Tieši tāds/a kā esi šodien.  Tas ir viss, kam Tev ir jābūt.  Ir tikai viens Tu uz visiem laikiem.  Bezbailīgi esi sava patiesā esamība.  Tev ir nozīme.'

Turklāt, es ļoti gribēju, lai katrs bērns šo zina un dziļi tic pats/i par sevi. Es ticu, ka šī ir vienīgā veida kā cilvēks var gāzt kalnus šaisaulē. Caur milzīgi pašpārliecību, kas nav iesakņota šaisaulē zem mūsu kājām, bet izplaukst no plašumiem un Visuma, kas mūs ieskauj. Ikkatrs no mums ir vienreizīgs un neatkārtojams, un kaut ko īpašu varam dot un dāvināt, ko neviens cits nevar un nekad atkal nevarēs, tiklīdz ka protam pasargāt un saglabāt šo gaismiņu.

Izrādās tas izklausās daudz vienkāršāk nekā tas patiesībā ir šajos pinkainos džungļos, kas ir dzīve.....

As a teacher and school leader, it was so important for me that every child who crossed my path knew that I firmly believed this: 

"You are creation’s first and last chance to be you. Just as you are today. That’s all you have to be. There is only one you for all of time. Fearlessly be your true self. You matter."

Moreover, I wanted it to know and believe this deeply about themselves. Not only do I believe this is true, but I also believe this is the only way anyone ever moves mountains here on earth. Through a heaping dose of confidence that isn't actually rooted in the earth below us, but is grounded in the expanse that surrounds us. Each and every one of us is one-of-a-kind and unrepeatable with something to offer and give that no one else can and no one else ever will, as long as we can preserve and protect that light inside.

Turns out this sounds far simpler than it actually is in these messy jungles called life.....

Everyone has their own star,

We just need to know how to preserve/protect it,

So that it stays until the end of life

As the light that is beside each of us on our journey.

Lai notiek tā!

Drošu soli dzīvē iet

Šī brīža lielā apņemšanās man ir dzīvot saskaņa ar sevi - veselība vai veselums.  Tas notiek vienu mazu soli reizē, un man dikti patīk šie spēka vārdi kā drosmes formula šim ceļam.  Patiesība sirdī + gaisma citiem + nevienā mirklī neaizmirst, ka paši savu laimi lejam. 

Currently my strongest resolution and intenion is to live in alignment with myself - my word for the year is 'veselība' which is health but 'vesels' is 'whole' so the direct translation of health is 'wholeness'.  This happens one small step at a time, and I love these words of strength as a formula for courage in walking this path toward wholeness.  Truth in your heart + light for others + not forgetting for a moment that 'pour' and 'forge' your own happiness/good fortune.

Carry truth in your heart,

Be a light in other's paths,

Pour/forge your own happiness/good fortune,

Step through life with courage.

Lai notiek tā!