{"id":1477,"date":"2015-06-10T15:40:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T15:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/10\/soft-shoe-shufflers\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22T07:15:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T07:15:20","slug":"soft-shoe-shufflers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/soft-shoe-shufflers\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Shoe Shufflers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1477\" class=\"elementor elementor-1477\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab53740 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab53740\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69c5a617\" data-id=\"69c5a617\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d8762c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d8762c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Meditation-For-The-Heart-scaled-e1676988740564-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15737\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Meditation-For-The-Heart-scaled-e1676988740564-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Meditation-For-The-Heart-scaled-e1676988740564-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Meditation-For-The-Heart-scaled-e1676988740564-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Meditation-For-The-Heart-scaled-e1676988740564-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Meditation-For-The-Heart-scaled-e1676988740564-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e094621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e094621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\\&quot;http:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Soft-Shoe-shufflers.jpg\\&quot;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\\&quot;aligncenter\" src=\"\\&quot;http:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Soft-Shoe-shufflers.jpg\\&quot;\" alt=\"\\&quot;george\" width=\"\\&quot;880\\&quot;\" height=\"\\&quot;400\\&quot;\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>It was Jess\\&#8217;s birthday on Monday and we had a lovely end to the evening listening to tunes and chilling out. Jess put on George Harrison, one of her favs, and cranked it up for, My Sweet Lord and Wah Wah, before finishing with the track <a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pPuFDaPC5XM\\&quot;\" target=\"\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;\" rel=\"\\&quot;noopener noopener\">Beware of Darkness<\/a>. This Georgie classic contains the line, \\&#8217;Beware the soft shoe shufflers dancing down the sidewalks\\&#8217; &#8211; what a great great description!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c294e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e7c294e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/find-a-course\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-discourse\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find an upcoming course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e077f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e077f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now we understand that the beloved Mr Harrison had a particular type of people in <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/the-unbeatable-dynamism-of-being\/\\&quot;\">mind<\/a> when he made this reference, but for us it conjures up the most wonderful descriptive image. We are constantly shuffling through life, not necessarily conscious of where we are going or why we\\&#8217;re going there. The tides of jobs, responsibilities and social conditioning mean that most of our steps are not really filled with true purpose. They are merely filling the gaps of our lives with a perpetuation of duty, a sense of activity that perhaps distracts us from having to search within and see what it is we would really like to do and where we would really like to go.<\/p><p>In the Beeja worldview, our purpose comes directly from our inspiration, and by following our moment by moment purpose, every single footstep has meaning. Every yard walked is a yard where our unique expression of life can let all of its talents, and all of it\\&#8217;s potentiality shine. It is an effortless, flowing march full of awareness, creativity and interaction.<\/p><p>The hum drum of life can sometimes seem overwhelming, or at the very least very burdensome but even amongst the milieu, if we\\&#8217;re feeling fully connected to ourselves, if the spark of life is lighting us up, then even the mundane can become extraordinary.<\/p><p>In order to let <a href=\"\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/why-meditate\/creativity\/\\&quot;\" target=\"\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;\" rel=\"\\&quot;noopener noopener\">inspiration flow<\/a> we must first gain access to the deep reservoirs of inspiration that reside within. The <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/online-meditation-courses\\&quot;\">benefits of meditation<\/a> are uncountable, and doing it regularly, you create the neuronal conditions for greater and greater levels of connectivity, and the more these circuits start joining up, the more you find yourself making every step count. And the more purpose you feel, the more you find your striding through life, with a dance in your step and a smile in your heart. You find yourself in the right place at the right time. With Beeja\\&#8217;s <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/courses\/beginners\\&quot;\">meditation for beginners<\/a>, the journey becomes as important and enjoyable as the destination and the radiance that you shine along the way is enjoyed and appreciated by all those that witness it.<\/p><p>The great mirage of life is thinking that your external circumstances can lead you to sustainable happiness and that any unhappiness you feel is caused by something out in the world. But let the change be within, before worrying about how our external world needs to change, for you have the capability of bringing the fullness of joy, purpose and insiration to your deepest soul. And that is where the real you and true happiness lies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fe3a21\" data-id=\"0fe3a21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-88a8a28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88a8a28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3114e4\" data-id=\"a3114e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ecbd24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ecbd24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beeja-text-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beeja-text-logo.png 474w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beeja-text-logo-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c1eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78c1eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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