Hunger will lead a fox out of the forest

OK so this is a phrase that sounds better in Polish. And I think my grandfather substituted duck for fox but never the mind. The underlying idea is : that hunger will move you beyond your comfort zone.This can be literal hunger or passion for work, a cause or play. It is that gnaw that either drives you ahead or cannibalizes you from the inside. After years of soul self , I prefer a drive rather than a gnaw. I think its human nature to want that and yet so often we fight against that nature and settle, slowly starving. And I tell you its hard to be a big girl who starves herself.

Let me be clear, when your soul is emotionally starved, come out of the forest. Seek nourishment, community and ease. But keep focus. Mindless wandering and grabbing out of fear and pain can get you trapped even more. In our day and age noise is everywhere and its hard to focus. Politicians spewing hate, Oprah raving about eating bread every day, bacon good, bacon bad , etc etc and the lists drive on.To survive this we must find that space where we are OK in our head,even for a minute to re set and revive.

So gentle readers here are some tips for finding focus, for being the sly fox and not the one shot in the hen house.

• Take some time to understand how us being plugged in makes us less connected in real time community than our parents and grandparent were and how that has effected us all. Robert Putnam wrote a wonderful book called Bowling Alone. Part nerdy stat treat, part wake up call, it walks us through how we have disconnected from each other and ways to move through this. http://bowlingalone.com/
• Find time in the day to recharge. Yoga Nidra is great way to do so with no yoga mat required. It is a practice that can be done sitting comfortably with the intention of taking time. For some free Yoga Nidra podcasts, you can search iTunes or http://www.yoganidranetwork.org/downloads  
• Paleo, Primal ,Vegan or just an eater, the more whole food you consume the more healed and focused you are. In your focus remember the gratitude of being able to eat healthy foods. Give back by finding a local food system to support .http://www.feedingamerica.org/

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Rachel