One objective of practice - yoga and meditation - is to increase my awareness of the ruts I'm in - the habitual patterns, attitudes and responses that I have - and to increase my ability to break free of them by choosing other paths.
In the past couple of weeks, I have felt this message - to get out of the ruts, to try new things - coming from all directions -- yoga teachers, things I've read, at home and at work. I suspect that the message has always been there. The difference is in me, the receiver. For some reason I have tuned into this particular theme, and now I see it everywhere I look.
It is having a big impact on my life at work. As I've become more disciplined, focused, and productive with the ongoing work, it has freed up time and energy to reach out and pursue some new and interesting things. After working in the fisheries field for over 25 years, I know a lot of people, and have a lot of opportunity to reach out, communicate, and make connections that others might not see.
I enjoy doing that. Today I explored, with one of our international fisheries experts, possibilities for collaborating with some non-governmental groups that work on improving fisheries management and protections throughout the world. I also met with a leader in the recreational fishery sector to discuss ideas to improve recreational fishery management, which is both complicated and important as there are millions of marine recreational anglers.
Because the group I lead works on a very broad range of fishery issues, we're in a better position to make connections that a more specialized group would be. This opportunity has always been there - what has changed is my ability to make this activity into a central focus of my work.
Nothing on the outside has really changed. What changed is that I was able to break out of some deep ruts, make space for creative energy, and begin to act on the opportunities all around. The outlook is for a very exciting year in 2014.
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