An Equinox: Emergency of Joy

MAKE TEN THOUSAND THINGS

LET THEM GO

MARCH 19th, 2020

AT YOUR LOCAL HOUR OF EQUINOX

Equinox is more than a day when daylight and nighttime are equal lengths. Scientifically speaking, Equinox is a single moment, when the poles of the earth are equidistant from the sun. This moment occurs simultaneously, for people all over the planet. Thus, Equinox represents a single moment of equivalence for all points on earth.

This Equinox, we invite you to participate in expanding our 2019 Equinox exercise, by joining a spontaneous international moment of offering 10,000 things to the universe, with joy.

Ready to participate? Below are some questions you may have. Let us know if you have more, or ideas to share.

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Ten thousand things?! How can I possibly hit that number?

The task can be as demanding as you would like to make it, or quick and impromptu.  Here are some ideas from our 2019 Equinox practice:

10,000 seconds

10,000 steps

10,000 breaths

10,000 blades of grass

10,000 frames of film

10,000 syllables

10,000 grains in a cup of rice

OR…

There are way more than ten thousand molecules in a peanut. Chew with strong intention!

Ten thousand decibels happens when one sound of 100 decibels is repeated 100 times

Each of our 100 billion brain cells makes roughly 10,000 synaptic connections with other cells. So – fire a brain cell by touching something, or tasting something, or having a thought.

OR…

Build a team and divide the labor – ten people do a thousand things each.

The main thing is to be alert to the precise moment of the earth’s turning, and to turn with the earth, in freedom, renewed in joy, and aware of a community of people likewise committed.