One of the hardest things for me is when my joy, desire to hug people, smiles, and overall zest for life and connection is met with indifference, lukewarmness, or "rejection". It's hard not to take it personally! BUT, we're all at different places of life's journey, we each have our own unique wiring and predispositions, what shows up on our "outsides" doesn't necessarily match what's going on inside of us in the way we're trained to expect it, and it's 100% great to NOT be feeling joyous or like connecting at any given moment. I share this as a reminder to myself to Love and accept people just as they are, while realizing her/his response is way more about her or him than me. And each of us is fantastic!
#love #lovealone #onlylove #light #life #yoga #bliss #kindness #personalgrowth #transformation #joy #peace #wholeness #hugs #upwardspiral #kitsaphotyoga #sweetheatyogakingston #HOBOyoga #blissology #blissarmy
I wonder if the terrible twos are because that's when kids start thinking and acting in terms of "my" and "mine"? What's more, I'd ask if as a society we live stuck in our terrible twos? Seriously! The more I think and speak in terms of "my"/"mine", the smaller, more selfish, anxious, angry, and closed I become. Yet, when my perspective is "our"/"ours", an ever-greater flow of connection, joy, peace, wholeness, and Love results. Something my friend Ashley said in a recent group conversation got me thinking about the slavery of a “my”/“mine” mindset in comparison to the freedom of a “our”/“ours” mentality, so I wrote a blog about it for you to check out (via the link in my bio) and comment on if you'd like! :) #love #lovealone #onlylove #light #yoga #aparigraha #Jesus #oneneness #togtherness #connection #unity #wellness #interconnected #interdependent #intimacy #kindness #bliss #harmony #Christ #nature #enlightenment #joy #peace #wholeness #transformation #sweetheatyogakingston #HOBOyoga #kitsaphotyoga #blissology #blissarmy
In telling my story lately, my eyes have been opened to two key words in my life: Lack and Enough. While insecurities bias me toward a space of lack, wherein I find my worth in the number of students in my classes, the amount of "likes" on social media, the volume of tasks I get done, and so on; resting in the Truth, though, allows me to realize that, like you, I'm MORE than enough just as I am. I'm often subconsciously driven by the question, "How do I compare?", and I don't think I'm alone. Yet, what if together we downloaded a new question to guide us: "How may I be of service?" Yoga, Christianity, Judaism, and many other traditions point out one of the most beautiful things we can practice is "selfless service", which yoga names Seva. But what is "selfless service"? Given life is a team sport, we're part of one human race, we are interconnected and interdependent, and the Love which birthed us names us ALL equally children of heaven, I'd say "selfless service" is a mutually beneficial endeavor in which ALL parties are blessed from a person's giving, sharing, and caring from a spirit of togetherness.
Whether our service is for the environment, children, family, our self, the community, a social justice cause, or what have you, we're truly ALL better for it. So, today I invite us to be guided, at least in part, by the energy of "How may I be of service?" #love #lovealone #onlylove #light #life #yoga #bliss #kindness #personalgrowth #transformation #joy #peace #wholeness #upwardspiral #kitsaphotyoga #sweetheatyogakingston #HOBOyoga #blissology #blissarmy #service #selflessservice #Seva #togetherness #interconnected #humanrace #enough #bliss #blessed #sharing #giving
