New Moon in Taurus: It’s Time to Exhale

Tune in, breathe out, and take a big fat chill pill.

Photo by JOYUMA on Unsplash

Rest now.

Rest now, or pay dearly.

Rest, replenish and recover.

Rest, or bear consequences.

You’ve been working hard. Hard!

You’ve been showing up, building bridges,

taking responsibility, heeding the call.

Congratulate self! Give self credit

For the incredible faith you’ve had.

The courage to listen

To the trumpet sound

Coaxing you toward self evolution!

You’ve shown up! And angels’ glory

Can be heard on high.

The way in which

You’ve spoken up

Set boundaries

Asked for what you need

Told the truth

Taken risks

The way in which

You’ve put your maturity first

Growing up

Even and especially when

You don’t feel like it

The seeds you’ve planted and watered

Over the last months

What a winter!

What a way to receive what’s on

Offer – and

Respond to what has been asked

You’ve really shown up

And, there’s more

Yes, there’s more to

Build on, respond to, run

Toward, to excite you, to express –

- could be a poem

- could be a tome

- could be a love song

- could be a dream trip

- could be a new rendezvous

with that delicious enticement

Yes oh yes!

All of these goodies, all

of these stimulants, all of these

adventures, expressions, joyful

mountains to keep climbing

they’re all there! Ready

prêt-à-porter

and waiting for YOU!

The summer fun and continued

Self expression

await!

              Just say le Word!

              Bon mots

Life is pulsing, teeming

throbbing and attracting You

forward!

              It’s so gooooooood.

But!

              There’s a caveat!

A caution to this tale of

              abundance

              and opportunity

Thing is: —>—>—> —> You’ve got to

                                           REST.

Rest first.

              or get sick

Rest first

or harm self

Rest first

              or miss the miracle

Rest first

              or break back, break bank

Rest first

              lest gas tank leaks dry

                             goes empty

Rest.

It’s the Big Taper.

sit, smell flowers

eat good food, watch bees

write, dream, speak, play

yes but

              PACE self

weather good for reading book

recover

lick wounds

Take the long view.

Satsang with Nala at our recent Embodied Liberation Non-Dual Retreat. My next public teaching is Saturday, May 11 at Temple Yoga Reno. Visit the website for details.

Thank you to the great Carole King for this very grounded and beautiful Taurean-flavoured album, Tapestry, released in January 1971. In the U.S., the number one song on the day I was born (February 4, 1971) was “It’s Too Late.” Tapestry was part of the soundtrack of my childhood - every single song, even “Smackwater Jack,” is part of my musical DNA.

King’s legendary tabby on the album cover was called Telemachus (Greek, “far from battle”). I was moved to revisit Tapestry when I saw the photo of myself from our satsang retreat (above), with my Nala kitty perched proudly on my knee.

Do you have a special memory of this classic?