Little kids in a Karate class,
the usual mix of discipline and squirreliness.
Learning the moves, repeating the moves.
The posture, the punch, the follow-through.
They don’t all understand what they’re doing or why.
Practicing the moves, the stance, the focus.
Going through the motions
until they are natural.
No different from Yo-Yo Ma on the cello,
Babe Ruth in batting practice:
go through the motions.
So I practice the moves.
The gratitude, the forgiveness, the compassion.
Go through the motions.
The trust, the silence, the openness, the prayer.
This is how you become a master.
Today I will go through the motions.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net