Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
AVAILABLE HERE
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Who we are
As I sat at the crossroads this morning, waiting for the lights to turn green, I read the inscription on the side of a van waiting beside me. "Miller and Sons, Bespoke Bakery". The tastefully designed logo projected an image of fine bakery and quality product. I wondered about the name.
Miller....He's a baker. Centuries ago maybe Miller owned a mill.....and became a baker. In Britain names of people and also places often have a meaning connected to a historical link. And as the lights turned green, I thought of other names. What about Mr Baker himself...... James Fisher... were his ancestors fishermen? And Mr Butcher, Mr Cook, Mr Singer....were his ancestors performers?
People may say on a first meeting "Who are you?"
"I'm Noel." It's my name. But I'm mistaken if I think that my name is actually who I am. My name is my label and although I may like or dislike it, it's only an identification tag. I can change it if I wish. Does that change who I am? Certainly not. Who I am remains....only the label changes.
Who we are is such a deep and intrinsic part of us, connected to our soul, our genetic make-up. Who we are is as inseparable and unchanging as the head or leg that is appended to our torso. Who we are deep down is the most gloriously unique, beautiful being of life. And every individual of the billions who inhabit our earth is just as beautiful inside as another. Love is expression of the energy of attraction. We are all made up of molecules electromagnetically attracted to each other, so binding us together in the form we recognise as human. Cats, dogs tables, chairs, rocks, water, are all moving molecules bound together by magnetic forces. We are held together by the Law of Attraction. Love is attraction.
Who are you? "I'm Noel, I'm a teacher of the Alexander Technique." But my name is only a label and my profession is only what I do. They are not who I am. The thief or murderer is not a bad person. It is only what he does that may be considered as 'bad'. Deep down he is still held together by the Law of Attraction..... it is love. How one who is made of 'love', turn to do hurtful things to others, is another issue. But no matter how bad someone can behave, it is only their behaviour and not 'who' they are. "John is a bad person." No. John may do bad things, but he is not bad. Underneath and if we go deep enough we will find that he is the most loving, caring, beautiful person....individual......but just as beautiful as the most outwardly loving person we know. It's just that his life experiences may have caused him to behave the way he does.
If our behaviour can be loving, giving and caring, then our behaviour will be in line and consistent with our inner self, the energy that binds us together. Then our life is more likely to be harmonious and our life experiences so wonderful we don't ever want them to end.
Thank you Mr Van Driver for sitting at the traffic lights with me and for bringing Mr Miller into my thoughts.
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