It’s been a busy, intense week of teaching and as much as I do trust in the incredible power of creativity, I had to admit I got a little depleted there towards the end. I always feel a little guilty when I admit that I have run out of steam! When I was seeing a fantastic healer about a year ago, I told her that I had a hard time with not feeling well or working through health problems, because as a yoga teacher I should be an example of health for my students.
Yeah, yeah, I know...
Her eyebrows almost went through her hairline; she gave me the “Yeah. Right. Hard on yourself much?” look and I always remember that look when I feel like I’ve raised the bar a little too high.
The bottom line is that the first step on our path of spirit is sat, “truth” or “what is” or “reality” or “being”. It’s vital to have high standards for your own growth and what you expect of yourself, because that helps you accomplish the incredible achievements you know you have brewing inside. However, when I skip the first step, when I am not candid with myself about how I’m feeling, no matter how laudable my intentions: suffering ensues. There’s a reason that sat comes first. I can’t remember who I stole this from, but truth is like gravity. It has an extraordinary power that [quite frankly] I’d rather have on my side than be constantly wrasslin’ with.
So as I inch my way off of the little platform of Impossible Things I was trying to stand on and come back down to earth, it helps to remember what soothes and grounds me, and it turns out it’s mostly cooking [and then eating]. There is a reason why most recipes will be posted around the Sunday/Monday nexus! My offering to you, my nine readers, is to give yourself permission to return to whatever increases your internal reservoirs, so you can go back out there and kick butt in the atlasphere.
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November 26th, 2008
Marcia Wilson Says:Sjanie! Letś try this again! I am loving the diversity of the posts. Thanks for sharing- looking forward to the recipes!
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