Quote of the Week - Luscious Jackson

"Faith will come humbly down.
Fear will come tumbling down." 

~ Luscious Jackson

Sometimes I forget  how much I love Luscious Jackson! Then one of their songs floats up in my consciousness and I have to listen on repeat.

Here are the rest of the lyrics:

I cry for the love in your eyes.
I try to let you be free.
If you're blue, don't let it worry you.
We'll make it through.
And if you don't believe me...

Faith will come humbly down.
Fear will come tumbling down.

Cynics may fill the books.
Critics may give you looks.
But I'll stand by ya 'til ya die.
And I'll be wise in the afterlife.

Faith will come humbly down.
Fear will come tumbling down.

Faith will come humbly down.
Fear will come tumbling down.

Faith will come humbly down.Fear will come tumbling down. 

Quote of the Week - Pasquesi

"Improvisation is itself an exercise of faith.  In faith of improvisation. That if I do the next tiny thing, all will be fine." 

~ David Pasquesi

Sometimes I think too much.  Sometimes I think that I need to make big, bold maneuvers, when actually, sometimes it is enough to think in the direction of a goal, or move slightly, shift energy in a direction that seems good.  The thing that's easy to forget is that it's always a series of small actions that create events.  It's good to have a larger plan, or a focus, but you can't usually get there in one huge leap.

Yes, this quote is about acting, but the deeper I go into things, the more I realize, being good at anything, including life, operates within the same principles. In tennis they teach you to keep moving your feet, be on balance, to make tiny adjustments that let you align with the ball.  Waiting to see where the ball is going to go means you are late to meet it and are often on the back foot.  Your power is behind you, not behind the ball. Small steps keep you ready to respond - you don't have to think about moving - you're already moving - you just have to hit the ball.

It's often when I remember to take the tiny step that I find myself in alignment, when there is momentum instead of friction, when my force is multiplied by circumstance and when I don't fall exhausted in a heap from all the grand gesturing.

I'm going to try to remember this one every day.

And now I'm off to do tiny things.

Quote of the Week - Stewart

"The psyche is a powerful ocean of emotional energy and symbolic meaning. Sometimes we are carried by its deep, unseen currents, sometimes engulfed by its waves and can feel overwhelmed or lost. If we ride these currents though - holding our hand on the tiller of faith, intention, and commitment to our heart practice - meaning, and the freedom of new consciousness, will always rise to meet us exactly where we are, as renewed life force, interest and joy."

-Daniel Stewart 

This:  "...holding our hand on the tiller of faith, intention, and commitment to heart practice," yes, very yes.  Not easy, but exactly the exercise of the moment.  Using faith to guide the course and keeping the course through faith.  Not forgetting to breathe.  Thanks always to Mr. Stewart for his tremendous wisdom and insight.