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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 (Part I), 

A good (but not great), movie called "Party Monster" is where today's title comes from.  Based on the life of James Clark, Party Monster details some of the uglier sides of substance abuse and night club life (think Studio 54, in that there's a seductive and glamorous side to this lifestyle, but it comes at the price of your physical, and mental, health). 

Taking place in the late 1980's, Party Monster has a memorable scene where, in full night club swing, a throng of people are enjoying a song that details out the age they're living in.  The lyrics specifically mention that:

..."We are living in the age, in which the pursuit of all values other than, money, success, fame, glamour, has either been discredited, or destroyed"...

Golly....how could you argue that (and that was people in the 1980's saying that!).  In 2020, the focus of the world has not changed, and the world remains obsessed with money, success, fame, and glamour.  Don't expect it to change in the year 2050, or even in the year 2090 for that matter.

This means that we have to live in, and alongside, a world that is preoccupied with superficial things that will ultimately go away; preoccupied with things that are, therefore, not real.  Your yoga practice can help you survive, and thrive, in this environment.



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