Good evening, fellow yogis! I did 35 minutes of asana and 10 minutes of meditation today. How is it going with your practice? If you feel distracted from your goals, which you might experience right around now, just do what the ancient yogis and meditators did, begin again. That's right, just put your expectations aside, forget about the past, and any failures you feel your might have perpetrated against yourself, and begin again. Whatever has happened, it was in the past, it's done. All you have is this moment right now. This moment is all that matters, so just begin again.
One time about six or seven years ago, when I had been feeling particularly crappy about my life, I was meditating. The words "begin again" popped into my head as if someone was yelling them at me. That has been the most profound lesson of my life to date. "Begin again" doesn't give you free license to be mediocre at everything you try, that would require a different lesson. What it does give you is permission to be compassionate with yourself and the peace of mind that sometimes, even with our best intentions, we don't quite meet the marks we set for ourselves. We can request, and take, a do-over any time we need to.
Tomorrow marks the seventh day of the Challenge, and the completion of the first of three weeks. Take a look at your practice and see how you have been doing with the challenge and make any adjustments you need to make. If you need to begin anything again, then begin again.
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