As
long as you're dancing, you can
break the rules.
Sometimes
breaking the rules is just
extending the rules.
Sometimes
there are no rules.
This reminds me so much of a posting we had on our
refrigerator when I was a child.
Household
Rules
Rule
#1: Dad is always right
Rule
#2: Refer to rule #1
Today it brings a chuckle, and also a caution: Be wary of rules, especially if they report to
be simple or give power over to oppressive schemes, such as patriarchy.
Yet we humans live with rules. Might we also find a way to live with the
constant breaking of rules as a way to double check on institutionalized rigor mortis
that restricts flourishing, joy, and love?
Make rules, then break them by letting your heart
break.
Here are some of my rules:
Earth Rules
Kindness first
Love fast
Joy not last
Forget the past
Live with thirst
What rules would you make if you could have just
one, or what one thing will you strive to remember today? Then how will you let your heart break?
I love your blog so much. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI must remember my mind often does not tell the truth. Openness to pain cannot happen with obsessive thoughts blocking the way.
ReplyDeleteI serendipitously stumbled across your blog.
ReplyDeleteAnother "random" daily miracle.
I appreciate your reflections so much.
I am wondering if you have started a new blog? I do hope you are doing well! Always wonder when posts suddenly end. Wishing you the best.
Cheers and comforting peace Mary Oluver describes so eloquently in Walking to Oak Harbor,
Anne
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