I'd Take More Chances

If I Had My Life to Live Over  by Nadine Stair is an essay in "If I Had My Life to Live Over: I Would Pick More Daisies" a delightful collection of thought-provoking essays and poems.  What caught my attention this morning is -I would take more chances.  That's one of the joys of being alive.  Just this morning, I took another chance and agreed to meet with the activities director at Ashley House, an assisted living facility in Greenwood.  Why?  I certainly have more than enough to do - but I am eager to introduce as many people as possible to yoga.  Why?  Because it makes us happier.  Certainly it makes me happy to see the smiles of my students when they discover their body parts will actually move in new directions--maybe not as far as the person next to them, but they move in new directions or for longer distances or with less strain or some other astounding physical (or mental) accomplishment occurs. What a joy!  It's what I'm here for..... ...... Maybe someday I'll write about making more mistakes.  I need to think on that one a bit more.  At the moment I can't think of many mistakes I've made lately - so maybe it's time to dare???