Sunday Salutations August 5, 2018


I love this saying that is attributed to Osho (I say attributed since I can't definitively say that Osho said it.) Life isn't one sided, no matter how good or bad we feel. There is the good AND the bad. In order to become a full, well rounded and balanced individual, we need to experience both sides of the duality of life. The saying is absolutely accurate in that we do need to not only have experiences, but we can't fear having experiences.

Its like it was when we were children. We took tentative first steps and we either fell on our faces or fell flat on our asses. What did we do? Maybe we cried, maybe we laughed but regardless of what we did, we got back up and tried again. That is how we learned to walk. It is that adversity and learning from said adversity that makes us who we are.

If you are off on this Sunday, go out there, trip, fall, scrape your knee, get back up, do it again. I'll be here at work slinging coffee. Come on by and get yourself a cup. I'll be waiting for you.

Have a Great Day.

Until Then Keep Stepping,
#SiscoVanilla
#SiscoVanillaIsStepping
#SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks
Location: Bronx, NY, USA

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