Getting Caught
I wear three bangles on my right wrist — they’re open-ended, not fully closed.
I’ve also worn my hair tie on that same wrist for as long as I can remember.
Probably 25 years.
Last weekend at an embodied leadership training, I noticed something small but persistent.
Every time I went to gather and put my hair up, my hair tie got caught inside one of my bangles (see picture above).
Every. Single. Time.
So. Freaking. Annoying.
But the more it happened, the more I realized: this “tiny” irritation was showing me something.
I have three choices:
Stop wearing the bangles — or buy ones that are fully closed (remove the obstacle)
Start wearing my hair tie on my left wrist (change the habit)
Take it as a cue to pause, breathe, and slow down (use it as practice)
Each one solves it in a different way.
Each one represents a different kind of practice: efficiency, adaptation, or presence.
And that’s the point.
Even in the smallest moments, we always have the opportunity to practicing something.
In this case…
I could practice speed and convenience by removing the bangles (or spend money on some new ones).
I could practice breaking an old habit, which takes more time — long term gain, short term pain.
Or I could practice presence and patience with what’s already happening.
→ Here’s the takeaway: There’s no wrong choice — only the opportunity to choose what’s in alignment with your evolution.
For now, I’m choosing option three.
When the hair tie catches, I breathe.
I slow down.
I laugh at the part of me that’s impatient.
I untangle.
I begin again.
Because maybe it’s not really about putting my hair back —
maybe it’s about putting my presence back.
(lol CHEESY, sorry not sorry.)
Reflection for you:
What’s one small, recurring frustration that keeps snagging your attention?
What might it be inviting you to practice?
That's all for now!
But if anyone knows where to get great closed bangles — LMK! (just incase I change my choice! 😉)
With love,
Dayna
