Forever Young

My life is interesting... always finding clues as I walk my path.
Lately this term has been popping up everywhere... "forever young"
Fascinating how it calls to me from so many directions

I'm not afraid of growing old, this world insures that will occur eventually...
Wisdom that I search for comes with time and experience...
"Youth is wasted on the young" is a quote I've heard before, but wisdom may be wasted on the aged.
So many people accept that as the months are torn off the calendar, so are the possibilities!

Working on a college campus, I am shocked at times by those that feel "24" is old or that someone "my age" is somehow different. I rarely , if ever share a number because I don't fit in their box. The things i do defy the norm and biological aging is very independent of the calendar. I'm like a dog where we have to multiple by 7 to get a "correct age". Except with me you subtract 15 and then use a complex algebra formula that factors in yoga sessions, board & cycle wipeouts, and the number of miles driven in freeway traffic. Usually I just say, "how old would you guess I am?" followed with a "good guess!" I don't care, so why should you?!?!

So it leads me back to forever young. Since the Spirit never dies...
May we remember that "we are not here for very long..."
I pursue excellence, and though hair my gray, wrinkles define, and my memories give me away...
So please don't ask me to "act my age"...
I will be forever young.

Gas Station Yoga Session

OK... watching my dollars trickle into my tank is never very entertaining...
So last night as that ritual was being performed, I slipped into a rather natural flow series.
Of course anything to do with touching something other than my own body is out of the question.
A gas station is not your typical "studio", but isn't asana more about action & personal connection than location?!

A few warriors started the juices going as my big rain jacket gave me a sense of privacy as cars came and left.
In fact I was oblivious of everything but my body's sensations... till the cop car rolled up on me.
The didn't say anything, but there expression was enough for me to crack up...
They must have been so jealous, hahaha :-) Yeah, think hard! What kind of ticket must I be earning right now?!! heehee

I did start comtemplating the Side B training with Kira Made me think of Alana and how she always wants to do hamstring stretches when I'm around?! So the flow went into trikonasana variations with some nice transitions into ardha chandrasana, warrior 3s & some of the star poses from Ganga White's class. Love doing this flow without ever putting my hands on anything but my own leg for support. Cops left when they saw I wasn't a criminal, just some kinda of harmless balance fanatic :-)

For the record...I'm not some yoga exhibitionist, just a guy who enjoys how good life is with movement.
I play hard and the key to remaining youthful may very well be yoga... plus it feels so good!
For me the "yoga mat" isn't a spot, but a state of mind.