A wonderful lady Sue Jones shared this and I think it says it all, thanks for sharing Sue: I don’t practice yoga because I am good or disciplined. I don’t practice because I am righteous or virtuous. I certainly don’t practice because I am perfect or peaceful. Nor do I practice to impress you or to prove some inane point about my wonderful brilliant sparkly shininess. I practice because without practice I am a mess. I practice because it helps me see myself more clearly and it gives me the push I need to try harder and to love more. I practice because it makes me feel incredibly strong and pathetically weak – both of which I am. My practice shows me how powerful I am, and how completely powerless I am in the grand scheme of things. I practice because, if I dont, I’m even more reactive and distracted. Because I can be cruel and mean, Scorpio-stinging vicious actually, and that’s not cool. I don’t want to be like that – and so I practice. I practice because I love the challenge and I love the grace. I practice because I never want to stop learning or stop growing. I practice because it helps me learn when to strive and when to surrender. I practice because it puts things in perspective – it gives me a sense of humor and a sense of gravity. I practice because I don’t want to sleep-walk through my life without a real authentic relationship with myself and my soul. I practice because it keeps me sober, it keeps me real, it keeps me honest – brutally so. I practice because it shows me just how far I have to go and it gives me the tools to keep going with faith and perseverance. I practice because I need to. No one’s going to do it for me, no one can “fix” me or heal me except for myself and so I practice…every day. My practice is a choice. But it’s not a pretty one. It’s simply sink or swim, And I’m too stubborn to drown.
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 10:14:15 +0000
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