RE: busy's a given

[Guest guest]

I got this from an article in an issue of Yoga Journal. I wrote it down and

pinned it to my wall next to the bed so I could see it every morning.

 

"One day you simply arrive, not at some special place, but the most ordinary

of places -- your regular up-and-down, always busy life -- just as it is.

But now, it is your own for the first time. There is within you a place of

quiet and surrender, a place from which you get up in the morning and

without the need of inspiration or optimism find your way to the cushion or

the mat and offer yourself just as you are -- sleepy, fresh, grumpy or

cheerful -- to the moment as it arises. You are alive and at peace."

 

I used to feel this way when I was practicing everyday in Chicago. Talk

about a busy life. I had a home based business, a 9-5 job and scheduled

volunteer duty every weekend and 2 nights a week, but every morning, I'd

drag myself to that mat and yes, sometimes I was grumpier than h*ll and some

mornings I'm not sure I even opened my eyes while walking from the bedroom

to the livingroom, but I did it... absolutely, every morning, I did it. And

it changed the way I felt and looked at everything.

 

Here's another quote I look at every morning (and sometimes I swear it's my

mother saying this to me):

 

"The commitment is the most challenging thing. It must become

non-negotiable. When you commit to it, it starts to change your life."

 

Blessed Be,

gloria