hi Grace,
does pondering ...
smiles
count?
:)

are you fascinated the way people gather, and when they start to smile, and laugh, especially children,
a glow forms around a face - and it can be sooo enchanting,
to watch

Grace,

Your originality shines through and I appreciate your unique stories. One unconscious habit of this body that I am is that when I relax I rub my feet together. Maybe it's insect-like. Spider?

A reptilian expression is that my body wants to bite my partner during intense sexual peaks. Not a nibble but a huge clamp down serious bite! Snake?

What are these animal instincts that move through naturally?

Trish~~

Grace,

Little habits that we carry from childhood are funny, yet relaxing at times. My wife has this habit of constantly twisting and wrapping a lock of her hair with her left index finger whenever she relaxes. The funny part is when she overdoes it and ends up applying balm on her paining fingers.

[ "Instead of having my legs and spine straight I like to slump into it, round my back and let my knees hang down by my ears. (This could be a proper yoga pose on its own, I’m not sure.)"]

As I understand from your words it is the karnapidasana, a proper yoga posture. I am no expert in Yoga, but a Isha Yoga (www.ishafoundation.org) meditator and practice yoga regularly.

Suneeth

Trish - I think wanting to bite is common. I sometimes want to run up and down the halls at work, leaping and playing like that. Especially in the morning when I have lots of energy. Too bad we can't always express ourselves in that one way that would be so satisfying, isn't it?

Suneeth - I like twisting my hair sometimes, too. I don't know why it feels good, but it does.

Kate - what if you could know what people were smiling about?

hi Grace,
you should see my smile when I sneak some m&ms's

I love your posts!
~ Kate

I also have to say that I'm enjoying the belly button piercing ads that I've been seeing with this week's blog. The SEO keyword thing could add a whole new dimension to my thought process as I contemplate what to write. What kind of ad do I want to see? hmm ... :-D lol

Grace,

Your wanting to run and leap the hallways at work reminds me of myself and being too happy for the "corporate" environment. This world needs more child-like energy. People are sooo serious and unhappy.

Just think...to be happy without outer stimulants! To be happy simply because that juicy "sap" runs through our viens!

What is this stuff that smiles and shines through you, me, and others? Is it hormonal? Is it seratonin?

How do we open the flood gates and spread the joy? How do we inject a good dose of this substance into mass consciousness?

Could it be we do that here/now?

Enjoy your day, Grace.

Trish~~

Hmm, I like where this is going, Miss Trish :0)

My first thought would be that it must be ego-related. Over the last however-many years, I've been consciously trying *not* to take myself too seriously. (Most people are not on this path, agreed?) For me, it's led to an increase in silliness. Would it be like that for everyone, I wonder?

It's always hard to be the first in your crowd to try something new, though. If everyone is serious, and you act a little goofy, you are putting yourself at risk for (gasp!) judgement.

I think we *do* do that (inject a good dose of joy into mass consciousness) by openly being joyful (the EGO calls it child-ish, unfortunately) and help the process along by letting people know they aren't the only ones. Hey, she's doing it ... maybe I can do it too?

Grace #8:

What is ego anyway? What sort of image comes through for you? How does it fit and line up with spirit, emotion, thought, action? Does ego embrace these aspects of self? Or does self embrace these aspects? Do you get any images?

I see circles within circles...gear to gear. How would ego fit this image?

Fun to communicate via images...very right brained.

Trish~~

Trish,

I've been thinking about your post for more than a day. The whole "images" thing is more difficult for me than I would've thought. Isn't that funny? I've been struggling, trying to find an image that I could share with you, but the truth is I don't have one. Lol! Guess I'm a left-brain girl.

Hi Grace,

Thanks for taking time to consider my questions. I find your response interesting because I've never asked those questions.

You are a very creative "left-brain girl" and your posts give me food for heart/mind consideration. Actually they give me a kick start...there are those gears again!

Thanks for being YOU!

Trish