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Begin, And End, With Yourself

Friday, September 4, 2020 (Part I),
Who can you control?.....yourself.

Begin, and end, there. 

You cannot control others.  You cannot win people over, influence them, or force them to believe what you believe.  You cannot say, "my hatred, discord, aggression, disrespect, and viciousness towards others is ok because I'm supporting something that's good".  

What you can do is control the words that come from your mouth.  You can control yourself through your actions, and, with practice, you can gain greater control over the thoughts that flit through your head.

Trite, cliche, and old-fashioned as it sounds; be the change that you want in the world.  Begin and end there, always. 

Today is the fifth, and final day of my yoga practice rebuild.  I sustained an injury earlier in the summer and haven't been able to practice.  I came back to my mat 5 days ago, and have been going through an abbreviated sequence of Asanas/physical poses to test my physical strength, and slowly rebuild any lost muscle memory, flexibility, or strength. 

Time to begin... 

Friday, September 4, 2020 (Part II),
As always, the Part II update is written post-practice, having just come out of Savasana.  

Sometimes your brain/mind and body cooperate with you, and sometimes they don't.  Sometimes they cooperate 50%.  No matter what degree of cooperation (or non-cooperation), no matter how good, or boring a practice can seem, the version that comes out the other side is always more refined.  The version that gets shared with the world is always better.  

Namaste

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