Day 3 – Reflecting on Day 2
Day 2 was the worst day and yet the best day so far. My head
was throbbing and I was grumpy and hungry. I had no plans in the evening so I
forced myself to go to hot yoga pilates! I knew if I stayed home I would end up
eating, so off I went and I learned two LIFE lessons that I think are worth
sharing.
1)
Success is found at the precipice of failure.
Yes, this statement that I have coined came to me at the
bitter end of my hot yoga class as I was in the ‘meditative phase’. In reality,
I was praying with all my might that I make it out of the class and home
without passing out. And the reason that line came into my head is because I
was quite literally at the precipice of passing out and barely making it. So I gathered
every bit of energy my body muster up and finished the class in a composed
manner and drove myself home safe. Once I turned the car engine off, I sighed
and smiled.
2)
Give thanks to your body.
This too came to me during my meditative segment. In yoga at
the end of each class you are reminded to give thanks to your body and again,
for the first time, I was very grateful to my body. Typically, as humans (and
especially as women) we are not a fan of our own bodies. We either loathe it,
or consider it a ‘work-in-progress’ like at a construction site. Very few of us
actually love our bodies and even the ones who do, would never say it out loud
because we don’t want to come across as being self-absorbed or an egoist. But
here’s the thing, see. It’s the only one
we’ve got and as much as we abuse it through lack of healthy eating, sleeping
or exercise it still performs so well for us, doesn’t it? Is there any other
machine that could go 2 days without fuel it’s taken for the last 30 years and
then shock itself through 40 degree temperatures and strength training and
still make it out fine on the other end?
So again, I was happy. Extremely happy. She performed so well under pressure and
didn’t let me down.
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