Dear Presidentess: Do I choose the red pill or the blue pill. Help me!
Yoga LeaksFrom: Dave
Subject: To be or not to be.
Because anybody can be Magic MikeDear Presidentess,
How can I make the right decisions in life? Do I take the job? Or move to that town? Should I be a doctor, an artist or Magic Mike? Should I marry or be modern and fancy-free? Do I buy into the material dream and strive for the large house, boat and holidays abroad? People seem to make critical decisions easily, but I’m beginning to suspect that they are all half-baked. How do we know which is the right path?
Dear Dave,
I chose your letter out of many, because you think Magic Mike is a career option. Respect.
First, I have good news for your mother. Nothing ever goes to plan.
When yoga was gaining popularity a decade ago, I saw many wide-eyed students approach my teacher to ask him if their path was destined to be teaching yoga. He would say, try not to be a yoga teacher, then you'll know. Who does that?! Who moves into the shadow of one's ambition just to see how it feels? I thought his advice was enlightened.
From observing them in their natural habitat, I can confidently tell you Dave, that decisions are an independent lot, and prefer to make themselves.
Surfie Chic lives!That's all the advice I have for you. Now, my inner-Surfie Chic wants to weigh in on the subject. How to live one's life is her favourite subject. A conversation she insists to have on the water.
Surfie Chic dives bravely into the frothing, heaving mess that scours the ocean surface. She moves spontaneous and free amongst the untamed forces of intangibility; a demonstration of her lithe worthiness on the subject of how to live. Surfie chic has indeed mastered the meaning of life.
Between sets she waxes lyrical.
"Everybody's lives are in various states of surfing or drowning. The ones drowning are probably trying to follow a plan, or to make sense of the world within the self-imposed limitations of their mind."
"Surfers separate themselves enough to move above and with the wave at the same time."
"One doesn't need an expensive board, or the perfect wave. Every ride is beautiful in it's bumpy, unique and perfect brief existence. The wave takes you; it is impossible to steer."
"What we do to fill the time between birth and death is simply a story. Its a ride that you spend either loving every second of it, playing it; or, wondering if you should have, could have, picked a better wave."
"Searching for the right life to live, is the trap that sucks us into the great hamster wheel. Einstein, Gandhi, the inventors - they made the most out of they wave they happened to paddle into."
"Dave, you have everything you need right now to be living a life beyond your dreams; you just don't know it yet."
"So with salted dreadlocks shading the sun from my life-kissed face, I say to you, Dave: let your mind go. Now gives you everything you need to surf that perfect wave that life has put under your board. Don't judge its shape."
In service
Presidentess
Reader Comments (6)
Wow I love your Surfie Chic. Your Chic and my Chic should really meet and catch some waves. Totally groovy. For someone who considers Magic Mike a career choice I would like to meet Dave. Can you pass me his details?
Hi Betty B. Yes its nice to know that Dave is either Magic Mike material or delusional. Of course you ask for his details in jest, right? Thanks for writing a comment. Always happy to hear from my readers. Cheers.
I love that surfing metaphor. They might look like there is not a complete brain between them, but maybe they are the ones who have it together and we are the brainless log. Great article Pres.
You can't go wrong with an inner Surfie Chic, that's what I always say. I'm glad she is alive and well within you. Great article!
I never heard of Magic Mike. I looked it up and wow. I gotta say, cudos to you Dave for even going there in your mind!
Great article Presidentess. Some realy good advices. Nevertheless, I think that sometimes it is up to us to take action and move to another wave - especially if it turns out that you got stuck on a nasty one. It could be very dangerous though (when the wave have already picked up enough "hight"), so many people (me amongst them) just avoid changing their wave, fearing to get hurt or hurting other adjacent surfers during the process.
I wish I could keep it real.
Waiting eagerly for your next article.