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Soul & Spirit Private Yoga Instructor Santa Monica Los Angeles Ode To The Ordinary Day

Published on October 21st, 2024 | by Catherine Tingey

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Ode to The Ordinary Day

Ode To The Ordinary Day

Recently I experienced my first hurricane. Growing up in upstate NY, and later Southern California, we do not have any experience with this type of weather.

Almost 5 days without power made me think about the humble beauty in the ordinary day.

The day that unfolds much like the day before, and perhaps even as the day following.

The day that can feel slightly ho-hum unless you stop and count your blessings.

Private Yoga Instructor Santa Monica Los Angeles Ode To The Ordinary Day

The day that lacks a ‘peak experience’ or other momentous moment to make it memorable.

The day that has no palpable drama or unrest.

The day that suffers no mental disturbance.

The day that holds no personal tragedy.

The day that unfolds so smoothly, like the goodest child, trying to be invisible and unobtrusive.

The day free from all forms of irritation – bodily, psychic, emotional, spiritual, political, environmental.

Private Yoga Instructor Santa Monica Los Angeles Ode To The Ordinary Day

When I re-read this list, I see the ‘ordinary’ day is really the extraordinary day.

May we all have the state of mind that notices and can savor the ordinary.

Private Yoga Instructor Santa Monica Los Angeles Ode To The Ordinary Day

Normal Day

Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are.

Let me learn from you, love you, savor you, bless you before you depart.

Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow.

Let me hold you while I may, for it will not always be so.

One day I shall dig my nails into the earth or bury my face in the pillow,

or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky,

and want more than all the world your return. 

Mary Jean Irion

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Entrepreneur, yogini, designer, award-winning filmmaker, personal trainer and former marathon runner. She left a career in finance to start her own business and along the way, became a yoga teacher. She has been practicing yoga for 31 years and teaching privately for 11 years.


About the Author

Entrepreneur, yogini, designer, award-winning filmmaker, personal trainer and former marathon runner. She left a career in finance to start her own business and along the way, became a yoga teacher. She has been practicing yoga for 31 years and teaching privately for 11 years.



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