Straight

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Straight

4 minute drill
22 July, 2012

Rachael:

As she pushes herself into a shoulder stand, she straightens her legs with ease. She recalls the ballet teacher's finger on her leg. "Turn out and straighten your spine." The shame is gone. Pushing her legs straight into the shoulder stand is a struggle and comfort wrapped into one movement. As she moves through sun salutations, the words "straighten your spine, straighten your neck" fall away as she assumes a strong, long and straight posture. She understands now; there is the battle for perfection demanded in ballet. The battle for perfection does not exist here in this world. Just the challenge to do your best.

Michael:

"Walk the straight and narrow." Sometimes I think that peoples' idea of what is straight is far too narrow. Is it even the straight truth at all? Certainly what goes on behind closed doors is a bit more crooked than... What? Can't we just be real? How about, "Walk how you feel." "Speak your truth." "Open up." "Be true to yourself." How about if I don't feel straight today? I say, "Dare to be crooked." "Crooked is as crooked does." "Walk with the crooked on the wide, wide road." I can imagine Jesus saying that. Isn't that what He did after all?

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