reflect and absorb

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Which made me reflect on progress and process. It seems in our culture, we are taught that progress is a straight path and if we stop on that path for a time, we are being idle, lazy or not moving forward. (Thank-you to industrialization and capitalism for teaching that to us!) 

This story can run deep for a lot of us, including myself. If we are always moving forward, when do we integrate where we've been or what we've done? When do we get to reflect and absorb?

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This is an excerpt from this weeks newletter by Brea Johnson/Heart and Bones yoga. I always find them so inspiring and useful and these words spoke so deeply to me.