"If you can, you must."
YOGA
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This is a quote that is often said by teachers in Bikram yoga classes. I am assuming it comes from the man himself, and after reading his books, I would say that sounds about right. I hear this phrase all through my yoga class these days, repeating in my head. Sometimes it is inspiring, and other times I use it to beat myself up. Five simple words. It's up to you how you use them.
I love that about Bikram, I love the way the class pushes us to see the best in ourselves, to see what we are truly capable of. It is often so much more than I thought I could ever do. I don't believe his intention in quotes like the above is to have us punish ourselves, and yet it is a habit that comes up again and again for me. And so, just like in stand head to knee pose, when I want to give up, but I know I can keep holding the posture...it is also the same when it comes to the mind, I can keep letting go of those self-judgements. Yoga strengthens the mind, if you choose to let it.
"If you can, you must."
BLOG
I didn't want to blog this morning. I went to Levi's class to volunteer with the writer's workshop. I do love going there, the kid's are so creative and each one unique. Almost makes me want to be a teacher...after I become a nurse, a midwife, a farmer and maybe a yoga teacher too. So, I just got home and I have 40 minutes before yoga. (more white people's problems...between volunteering and yoga it's like I have no time to blog. ugh.) .
Last night as we talked instead of finishing another martial arts film, Amy shared a tip from a successful blogger, "Blog everyday. Even if it is just a sentence." And so, here I am...sitting at my make-shift desk, blogging. Because I can.
I love blogging. I feel alive and engaged with the world. I know I am actually in my apartment, alone, staring at a keyboard and screen. In some sorta virtual world. But I do love it, and in this I have found a passion. I love knowing you are out there reading this, and that maybe sometimes something that we write matter to someone. I mean, that is one of my whole deals in life, I want to do things that make a difference...even if small, one person at a time.
"If you can, you must."
TAI CHI
