Chronos and Kairos
I have been thinking about the Greek gods Chronos and Kairos lately. Chronos is the god of time; it's where we get the terms "chronology," "chronological," or "chronometer." It's the way we live our lives. We book our days on time blocks, knowing through that structure exactly what we are going to do each day, when we are going to do it, and how long it will last. For instance, I have to go by 10AM, leave my house, drive towards Black Dog, to teach a class that lasts an hour-and-a-half. Then I have a therapist session from 1-2PM. Then my writing class from 4 to 6PM. Then I'll take an introduction to craneosacral therapy from 7-9PM. Tomorrow morning I leave my house at 7AM to make it to Encinitas so that I can take John Friend's practice which goes from 10 to 2PM. And so our lives go, blocked in time sequences. We need this structure for our householder's lives to survive and thrive.
However, there is another energy. Kairos is the God of sacred time; of good timing, synchronicity, serendipity. It is seizing the moment and a making it the "right moment." It is being in the flow. Have you ever been at a certain place, at a certain time and just said the right thing? It is so wonderful when it happens! As Anusara yogis we recognize that Grace is always present. Therefore the possibilities for each moment being ripe with sacredness are always there. May we step into the moment more fully, so that each time, each day, each block of our structured life, we can join our chronos with our kairos and live our lives with all our responsibilities and yet with a magical dash of serendipitous awareness.
Have a wonderful structured yet magical day everyone!

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