Almost a decade ago, in the fall of 2007, social work and shortly thereafter, yoga found me. This combination for the first time in my life, caused me to comprehend the pairing of chromosomes, and more specifically my own DNA. The milieu of cognitions, spirit, emotions, ambition paired with physicality in grace, in strength, in ailment, and in breath that composed me was faintly at first, but eventually strongly appreciated. I exist to be me and I loved and love that reality, because both social work and yoga exist within me and the world. And although I am far from perfect, okay millenniums away, perfected pairs pulsate from within and surround me. I am complete.
When I practice yoga or social work, I am fully present and confident. My DNA takes over, and instinctively words and movements venerate life. Admittedly both mind and body underwent extensive training for both social work and yoga, however this education served to polish my instincts. The doubt and constant questioning of everything, subsides and silences for a time. Social work and yoga, yoga and social work…are then the chromosomal pair, my cells’ 23, or me that makes the most sense, maybe to no one except me. So where am I going with this? I know I am not the only person in the world that seeks, more like, needs balance of some sort. Genetically, our bodies are predisposed toward equilibrium. Typically, in the human body, each cell is composed of 23 chromosome pairs. However, somewhere in the chaos of life, many of us forget to create pairs that shelter us. This is true on a macro societal level, where wealthy are few and poverty grows in pervasiveness. I could also give examples about how imbalance negatively impacts our families or personal lives, but I won’t. I will say that much, maybe even most of our work as human beings, should be focused on establishing equality, evenly distributed pairs, moderation, and balance. That is, we pay more attention to the answers that reside inside each one of our cells: equal pairs. And most of the time it’s not a singular truth or pair that equates us. I am a writer/reader, a teacher/student, and more. I walk in the shade and sunshine. What works for me doesn’t always work for me and most assuredly will not work for most of you. The importance, the message of this blog, is that we all seek out to create the pairs that balance our lives. That we find things that bring us both confidence and presence in our present. That we seek out and keep the things that surge our cells, not short-circuit the connections between chromosomes. Most certainly we should cultivate what fosters self-love, because genetically there is only one of each human being. None of us are the same. There is only one of you…that’s a miracle. Equity is what makes us miraculous. I am complete. You are complete.
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