Funny thing happened tonight. Not funny as in haha. Funny as in whack upside the head PAY ATTENTION. Universe does that sometimes.
And when I don’t listen, she does it again. And again and again until FINALLY the message sinks in.
Today’s message was (and you need to say this in your best Forest Gump voice because the Universe thinks it’s amusing), today’s message was your butt’s stuck, Susan.
Seriously, that’s what the Universe said. Because ever since I fell in that pothole a couple months back…fell on my butt, my tush has been getting tighter and tighter. But not in a good way. Not in a she’s-got-a-nice-tight-butt kind of way. Which I would like, really. No, it’s been getting painfully tight, like a certain celebrity’s face. Who I won’t name because that would be mean and would rain bad hiney karma down upon me.
I didn’t know how tight things were until I did an hour of yoga. Yin Yoga. Passive, restorative melt into the posture and hold it forever or until you die from boredom and/or pain yoga.
An hour where I discovered I really AM the age it says on my driver’s license. But not the weight. Or even the height.
Damn…
Yoga that used to come easy did not. But I did what I could, using props and patience and now I feel so much better. Like I’d been hit by a truck and survived. I want to do nothing more than crawl into bed, my new best friend.
But first I have to tell you about the second whack upside the head. That’s right, two in one day. TWO. And I saved the best for last because really, the first was TMI, but this…this is sooooooo cool. This time FaceBook channeled the Universe. FaceBook, without ANY prompting from me, took my timeline photo (which is loaded nowhere else) and put it out for the world to see. Just like that. Without any prompting from me. It’s a photo of one of my paintings from the last show. And in just a few hours tonight it got more likes and comments (and a share!) than anything I’ve ever posted.
And I didn’t even post it. Not officially anyway. I just wanted something that wouldn’t clash with my profile picture.
I get the hint, Universe. I FINALLY get it. There’s more than one way to stretch.
Time for some self promotion yoga.
The pieces from the last show have to be photographed. Real photos. And I have to upload them to my website. With prices and a shopping cart. Matter of fact, I have to put prices on the pieces that are already up. And I have to tell the world.
Because it’s time to come unstuck.
Great Post! Love your art 🙂
Thanks, Christy!
Ha! I love it that you get messages from the universe and actually PAY ATTENTION to them… today anyway. 🙂 Love your art too!
Ha back atcha Kristin! Sometimes it takes a lot of repetition and/or drama before I say, “Whoa, you talkin’ to me?”
Loved your post and as is so often the case when we share our truth it always speaks to others who are needing to hear it. So consider the “whacking” to have done it’s job elsewhere too! And thanks!
Ahh Grasshopper Shena, sometimes the Universe speaks in universal terms. Happy to share.
Its an awesome feeling when you and the universe finally come together in mutual understanding. It almost feels as if its easier to move through life after that. At least for a while, until the next message gets stuck, that is.
Thanks for your insight and humor. I love your blog. AND your art!
You’re welcome, Melissa. Thanks for stopping by. This paying attention stuff is SO MUCH EASIER than running into a brick wall, although I’m sure another one will pop up soon enough. ; )
Well, I’m not surprised at the Universe’s prompting. I’m glad you finally GOT IT…now GO, advertise and prosper!
Donna, I read your words and the theme from Star Trek hums in the background. ; )
haha I cannot say anything better than all of the comments you have already received ! I agree with them all and glad your butt is unstuck in more ways than one! 🙂 xokp
KP, unstuck butt is a work in progress. Key word is ‘progress’. xo
What a fun and revealing post. I love how you wrote this, it made me feel like I was talking to you in person. And great artwork by the way!!
Thanks, Sue! If we were talking in person I would’ve told you what celebrity I was talking about. And then I would’ve clamped my hands over my mouth and say how wrong it was to say such a thing. Gasp! And you would’ve laughed and said, “Oh no, your ass is MUCH tighter than her face, but in a good way” and we would be instant best friends forever. xo
Oh, and then you would win the lottery and buy my paintings!
Life is so good, isn’t it?