Laima Ravillosa
A small rabit, born from a stone. And the point, the verge, in which stone and bone collide: in which metal and wood, courage and kindness, anger and grief.
In Yin Yoga, following the Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Wood Element in the body is the one which rules the emotions of Anger and Kindness. Its two meridians are the Liver (yin, passive), and the Gallbladder (yang, active). The Metal Element in the body is the one which governs Grief and Loss, on one side, and Courage, on the Other. The Courage to Let Go. Letting go, then, asks for courage, but it is the only thing you can go when you are in a grief. Here, Metal and Wood are touching, connected, and it wasn't even wanted: I realized it only when posting the photo. They touch, they Kiss, and I am floundered, my heart sinks, stops being strong, and sinks, unhinged. Unhindered. I've learnt so much the past few weeks. Anger is not the same thing that Rage. (Rage is an emotion governed by the Fire Element in the body, according to TCM. Rage, on one side, and Love or Joy, are the emotions related to Fire in the body, Fire on the Soul.) Rage is the thing that burns you, that flares up in you and overpowers everything, whenever you learn that something unfair happened. Rage is necessary, it is the expression of our moral instinct, or our moral compass. Without rage, we would never fight against injustice. Anger, on the other side, corresponds only to this stupid habit, that too many of us acquire, to nag at everything, and retaliate: of being irritable, for no reason: working out our frustrations by working them OUTside, instead of stopping for a second and assessing what is it that is wrong, and taking the time to fix it, before we return to the activities. Anger is something that can poison our relationships, our way of relating to others. It is something to avoid. It is the opposite of kindness: kindness is what we have to cultivate, in each and every way. Kindness to ourselves, and to others. To be kind to our selves and others is the aim. Anger is only habit, and a bad habit, a mere habit, in the end. Rage, on the other hand, is totally necessary: it is the other side of passion: it is the passion for upsurging that upsurges in us whenever we witness injustice, unhappiness, bad treatments, violence, etc. Rage gets us somewhere, because, without it, we would not move ourselves to change the world. Anger, on the other hand, only gets in our way, is an obstacle, a constant obstacle, in our way, if one doesn't get rid of it.
All of these elements are conjuncting on my table, coming together, unwantedly, forcing me -or at least giving me the occasion- to bring forth everything on this I've learnt this past weeks.
I thank the Earth, the Wood, the Metal.
I thank my Courage in the Overcoming of Grief.
I thank my kindness, towards myself, and my capacity to let go. The courage that has allowed me to be able to let go.
A small rabit, born from a stone. And the point, the verge, in which stone and bone collide: in which metal and wood, courage and kindness, anger and grief.
In Yin Yoga, following the Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Wood Element in the body is the one which rules the emotions of Anger and Kindness. Its two meridians are the Liver (yin, passive), and the Gallbladder (yang, active). The Metal Element in the body is the one which governs Grief and Loss, on one side, and Courage, on the Other. The Courage to Let Go. Letting go, then, asks for courage, but it is the only thing you can go when you are in a grief. Here, Metal and Wood are touching, connected, and it wasn't even wanted: I realized it only when posting the photo. They touch, they Kiss, and I am floundered, my heart sinks, stops being strong, and sinks, unhinged. Unhindered. I've learnt so much the past few weeks. Anger is not the same thing that Rage. (Rage is an emotion governed by the Fire Element in the body, according to TCM. Rage, on one side, and Love or Joy, are the emotions related to Fire in the body, Fire on the Soul.) Rage is the thing that burns you, that flares up in you and overpowers everything, whenever you learn that something unfair happened. Rage is necessary, it is the expression of our moral instinct, or our moral compass. Without rage, we would never fight against injustice. Anger, on the other side, corresponds only to this stupid habit, that too many of us acquire, to nag at everything, and retaliate: of being irritable, for no reason: working out our frustrations by working them OUTside, instead of stopping for a second and assessing what is it that is wrong, and taking the time to fix it, before we return to the activities. Anger is something that can poison our relationships, our way of relating to others. It is something to avoid. It is the opposite of kindness: kindness is what we have to cultivate, in each and every way. Kindness to ourselves, and to others. To be kind to our selves and others is the aim. Anger is only habit, and a bad habit, a mere habit, in the end. Rage, on the other hand, is totally necessary: it is the other side of passion: it is the passion for upsurging that upsurges in us whenever we witness injustice, unhappiness, bad treatments, violence, etc. Rage gets us somewhere, because, without it, we would not move ourselves to change the world. Anger, on the other hand, only gets in our way, is an obstacle, a constant obstacle, in our way, if one doesn't get rid of it.
All of these elements are conjuncting on my table, coming together, unwantedly, forcing me -or at least giving me the occasion- to bring forth everything on this I've learnt this past weeks.
I thank the Earth, the Wood, the Metal.
I thank my Courage in the Overcoming of Grief.
I thank my kindness, towards myself, and my capacity to let go. The courage that has allowed me to be able to let go.