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We’re distracted. Disconnected.
Overbooked and overworked.
Collectively, we have decided that we will avoid pain, at all costs. But what if pain is there for a reason?
We numb. We distract. We avoid.
When it gets hard or uncomfortable – when we are pushed to our limits and think we are going to break, we look for an escape. A distraction.
We try to fill the emptiness with entertainment but denying our pain only prolongs it.
A big thank you to John Muldoon for asking me to guest post on his blog Monthly Experiments, a site dedicated to building a better lifestyle by taking on a new personal challenge every month.
If you missed Part 1, check out From Burnout to Bakasana: 38 Days of Yoga. If you missed Part 2, check out Progress Over Perfection: 27 Days of Yoga & Counting.
Here’s Part 3 of 3.
Journey of a Reluctant Yogi
“You know you love yourself by the commitments you are willing to make and keep.”
Photo Credit: Libby Murfey
I set out to do 38 days of yoga. I didn’t go to class everyday, but I did do 38 days of yoga.
Yoga isn’t about the awesome arms (which you get) or the cool clothes or the weird lingo. Yoga isn’t even about getting to class.
It is about being present, being intentional, being aware. At least that is what yoga is to me.
When I started this challenge I was militant and then I realized that was the opposite of what I was trying to accomplish. Judgement is the opposite of yoga.
Check out my guest post on Monthly Experiments to read about how I committed to 38 days of yoga … 38 days of self-love … 38 days to change.
A big thank you to John Muldoon for asking me to guest post on his blog Monthly Experiments, a site dedicated to building a better lifestyle by taking on a new personal challenge every month.
If you missed Part 1, check out From Burnout to Bakasana: 38 Days of Yoga. Here’s Part 2 of 3.
Progress Over Perfection: 27 Days of Yoga & Counting
Originally, I thought this challenge would be hard and things would get easier. I was wrong.
It was a roller coaster of change and I had to come as I was each day as if it were my first class.
Confession: There were some days where getting to class just wasn’t possible. Sure, I could have made it to the studio, but at what cost?
Check out my guest post on Monthly Experiments to read about how I committed to 38 days of yoga … 38 days of self-love … 38 days to change.
Chances are, your problem isn’t what you think it is. What if your problems could be eliminated by a slight shift in your perspective?
A friend of mine always asks me, “Are you looking at this from 5,000 ft or 50,000 ft?”
My answer is sadly normally 5,000 ft. I find that when I am really frustrated at someone/something, the problem I can identify is rarely what is actually bothering me.
I find the same thing with my clients. What they think the problem is with their business is rarely the problem, but a symptom of a different issue.
Looking at the big picture requires us to look past what we think we want/need so we can find what we actually want/need. It requires us to listen past what we are asking for or complaining about.
Before you can change your thinking, you need to know where you are getting stuck.
Somewhere …
Someone is …
Goodbye doesn’t always mean the end, sometimes it means the beginning.
photo by Ian Wilson
We have the ability to choose exactly what we let into our lives, yet somehow this freedom feels more like restriction.
Why is making a choice so hard?
Because saying yes to one thing means saying no to countless others.
A big thank you to John Muldoon for asking me to guest post on his blog Monthly Experiments, a site dedicated to building a better lifestyle by taking on a new personal challenge every month.
Overworked.
Overwhelmed.
Overtired.
Over committed.
Burnout.
This was the wall I hit before I was ready to admit that something needed to change. Something by the way was me.
Check out my guest post on Monthly Experiments to read about how I committed to 38 days of yoga … 38 days of self-love … 38 days to change.
“The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.“ -Tony Robbins
Here are 10 things I learned from Breaking Open. If you have no idea what I am talking about … you should probably read this post first.
“Love is rarely killed in a single moment. It’s death comes as a result of countless slights, ignores, denials and less respect and honor than it deserves.”
Loving something requires more courage than any other journey we embark on. You risk everything, leaving yourself open to pain and loss.
I actually appreciate break ups. Maybe not in the moment, but after crying in the bathtub, drinking a bottle of wine, and eating too much ice cream, THEN I actually appreciate breakups.