What is your practice?

I like the term practice. A meditation practice, or yoga practice: activities or habits that we undertake often, but humbly recognize that we still have so far to go. A practice is something that helps us commit to being life-long learners. What is your practice? Is there something that you commit to trying more days than not, with the understanding that you have so much to learn, and all the time to learn as you go? Someone recently asked me, what is your practice? The context was spiritual direction, but my Haiku practice was the first thing that jumped into my head. I have the ideal of writing a haiku daily. The truth is I often forget or become distracted with the day before I write a haiku. But a practice is just that, some days we win and other days we get to start fresh. I tend to use lines or ideas as inspiration for my daily (dailyish) Haiku practice. When I read something that sparkles off the page or catches my interest because of the wording, or the transcendent idea behind the sentence I know it’s an inspiration I can explore using seventeen syllables. I’m so thankful for Michael and Davin to share this practice with. We had our monthly Haiku call this week. It’s such a joy to share what we learn. I love the synergy that happens as we spend a little bit of time reflecting on the words from our fellow Haiku practicers. Enjoy a peek into our conversations and learning. Make sure you check out Michael’s blog, Profound Living to see each of our Haiku postcards. If you like these questions, please consider SUBSCRIBING to The Art of Powering Down; Questions to Recharge Your Soul… Every week there is a question that will gently challenge you, encourage you, or help you live your life with more intention, grace, and purpose. (Sharing these reflections and questions with friends is the greatest compliment!)

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