Part of the Dance

This week I'm coming at you with the power pairing of Ram Dass and Mary Oliver for when you're feeling overwhelmed.

The below is excerpted from the poem "Heavy" by Mary Oliver.

“It's not the weight you carry

But how you carry it -

books, bricks, grief -

it's all in the way

you embrace it, balance it, carry it

when you cannot, and would not,

put it down”

Ram Dass says, "You can do it like it's a great weight on you, or you can do it like it's part of the dance."

It's not always possible to put down what we carry on our shoulders. So it is in our best interest to optimize the shoulders for the load they must carry. It's all about how you carry it.