My classes are intended to help you learn about what makes you tick. What is the catalyst for your actions? As you begin to understand you become freer. You are less subject to old, out dated conditioning for the basis of your decisions. You can update your conditioning to a mindset that is inline with who you are becoming.
I think this kind of thing is fascinating and it is why I have stuck with yoga through years. It's the longest and most consistently I've ever done anything.
It is because I am constantly engaged that I continue. It certainly isn't because every day is blissful. I certainly hope one day to be less swayed by my insecurities and doubts. My teacher asked us once: can you open the book of your own life and be fascinated?
This week I want to play. We talked last week about mindset and there is definitely a playful mindset. We tend to move away from it as we become adults. Whether from increased responsibility or just being conditioned to "take life seriously" we move away from that exploration mindset as we age. But we don't have to. And while I certainly do take my yoga seriously, it has allowed me to be less serious in more areas of my life. That and children. If you want to cultivate a playful mindset, a sense of wonder and a carefree laugh, spend time with kids. I'm sure I'm not telling you anything new there.
Imagine if you lived your life in a state of laughter. Where do you give a wink to those parts of your personality that you really dislike, the parts of your body that you find hampering and therefore frustrating, the people you meet who make crazy, that you have to be around because you work with them or you live with them. What if you went about your day with a light heart while everyone else around you trudged? They would be trudging less after an interaction with you.
Everyone has their own personality and I am certainly not suggesting that we all become five years old but within who you are there is playfulness and a sense of adventure. This week all week, regardless of where you are, try to cultivate that sense of adventure. Laugh at how many times you did the dishes or how early you have to get up for work. Wink at the project at work that's draining the life out of you or the illness that is making you an unwilling participant in the changes it requires.
Because you are not the dishes or the early hour or the job or the illness. And if that's true then who are you? Certainly someone with a sense of adventure in your own body and in your own life.
You are the divine playing at humanity, not a human pretending to be divine.
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