Your work depends on the needle. Thread is in abundance on shelves in closets. You have moths doing work in the silk barn. But the needles, rare as diamonds and burrowing like small children playing in sheet tents.
Like minors would, you roll up your sleeves and dig and climb. “A shovel is too much”, you say to the chicks pecking the ground for stray seeds. You say, “The need is great. The men need shirts, and women skirts. These needles like gems, I will find. It is my job, same as it is to smile and spread feed for you in the morning sun.”
Your hands ever soft sifting through piles of golden hay. You wonder which you enjoy most; the elegant gowns made by you hung from lines strung between two mulberry trees under a spring sky, or the moments spent moving the dog from his nap to find a thousands pins ready like jewels all along resting.
Written by Jason Galbraith
Suffering through intense bouts of depression, anxiety, and anger Jason Galbraith made it his purpose to follow the trail of his pain and uncover the message of his heart. Over the past 12 years he has been dedicated to exploring the truth within the human heart and to discovering practices that unearth the purest “us” buried beneath the heap of pain and suffering that often rules our lives. Jason has been practicing yoga for over 10 years, has been teaching for over 4 years and has achieved a 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certificate through Ventura Yoga Studio in Ventura CA. Yoga is Jason’s life path and he continues to explore and educate himself in the art, the philosophy and the principles of this ancient practice. In the writings from his book entitled “Liberation on My Lunch Break, poems & insights” and in his teachings, it is Jason’s intention to empower others to cultivate their ability to free themselves from the stresses of life and begin to live a life filled with joy and purpose.
