Okay, maybe not quantum but I have taken a leap. Leaps are good. In some form or another a leap propels you forward, albeit at times down (occasionally gaining speed as you splat against the concrete). Leaps are wearing your heart on your sleeve. Leaps mean you are willing to risk public embarrassment. Leaps also mean you are open to the possibility of soaring as you spread your wings and take a chance. Leaps do your heart good, regardless of the outcome.
And what you ask am I leaping around about? Yoga. I've decided to instruct my first yoga class!
Oh don't you worry, I've already mentally gone through all of the reasons that I shouldn't do this, reminded myself of all the ways that I am not qualified. But, in the end, I've decided to risk it and do it anyway. Failure to launch fears be damned. And to be completely honest, those voices of opposition have been pretty small in proportion to the expanding part of me that WANTS to be a yoga teacher.
Practicing yoga has been and continues to be a force in my life that has opened me up. Gotten me in touch with something deeper. Something connected to everything else. I suppose in a way it is for me the theory of everything. The place where it all comes together and yet infinitely expands at the same time. Amazing how so much can happened on one small 2 x 6 foot plot of real estate that can appears to the onlooker as slow and static. Yet there I stand in Warrior, slaying my demons one conscious breath at a time.
With my whole heart, I believe that life rewards action. The parable of reaping what we sow is as relevant as it has ever been. I once read about a Zen master who looked on the mind as a garden. The soil already contains the seeds of all that life can possibly offer ~ the good, the bad and the neutral. It is up to each person to cultivate and care for their garden ~ this is in essence the responsibility of your life. Your emotions are the catalyst to growth and development. How you respond to your world is how your garden grows.
Don't spend your time worrying about the weeds. Tend them daily. Don't spend too much time gazing at someone else's garden and wishing it were your own.
Nurture the qualities you desire to bloom within yourself. Do it by design. Lead with your heart. And take a leap with your soul every now and again.
And what you ask am I leaping around about? Yoga. I've decided to instruct my first yoga class!
Oh don't you worry, I've already mentally gone through all of the reasons that I shouldn't do this, reminded myself of all the ways that I am not qualified. But, in the end, I've decided to risk it and do it anyway. Failure to launch fears be damned. And to be completely honest, those voices of opposition have been pretty small in proportion to the expanding part of me that WANTS to be a yoga teacher.
Practicing yoga has been and continues to be a force in my life that has opened me up. Gotten me in touch with something deeper. Something connected to everything else. I suppose in a way it is for me the theory of everything. The place where it all comes together and yet infinitely expands at the same time. Amazing how so much can happened on one small 2 x 6 foot plot of real estate that can appears to the onlooker as slow and static. Yet there I stand in Warrior, slaying my demons one conscious breath at a time.
With my whole heart, I believe that life rewards action. The parable of reaping what we sow is as relevant as it has ever been. I once read about a Zen master who looked on the mind as a garden. The soil already contains the seeds of all that life can possibly offer ~ the good, the bad and the neutral. It is up to each person to cultivate and care for their garden ~ this is in essence the responsibility of your life. Your emotions are the catalyst to growth and development. How you respond to your world is how your garden grows.
Don't spend your time worrying about the weeds. Tend them daily. Don't spend too much time gazing at someone else's garden and wishing it were your own.
Nurture the qualities you desire to bloom within yourself. Do it by design. Lead with your heart. And take a leap with your soul every now and again.
1 comment:
Congrats on making such a big decision, I'm really excited for you! Both my good friend and my sister are in the process of becoming yoga instructors and I can sympathize with you and your feelings of hesitation and fear since I've seen both of them go through that as well. It's really fantastic that you're able to take such a leap and do what your heart is telling you to do. Good luck with your first class!
-Lisa
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