The Soul Afraid of Dying....

Death... Could the fear of dying prevent you from learning to live? I don't want to admit to that little self-destructive fear. Who would? Death can make you cling so much to life that you literally squeeze the life out of it. Protecting your soul too much leads to never letting it breathe, especially creatively. I have become the soul afraid of dying that never learned to live. That little line from The Rose pops into my head from time to time, as a tiny warning from within. How do I save myself? I only have a short time here. I don't know how short that time will be, and I never feel like I'm doing everything I"m meant to do. I've waited for a message from God, and I probably missed it while desperately living every moment like it could be my last. Oddly enough, one would have to be relaxed to really live every moment to its fullest. So, I do yoga now. It helps. Then, I wonder why the physical seems to help the spiritual......a topic for next time.