Remembering not to over-grip

9. February 2009 by admin.

As I start this Monday morning, with more things on my unwritten to-do list, I find myself feeling behind, feeling rushed, feeling like there isn’t enough time.  It’s a common feeling for many of us.  If we take time away from work on the weekends, we’re often confronted with a wall of responsibilities on Monday morning.

My newest “to do’s” include this blog & a twitter account.  So, as I sat here, wondering what to write, I asked myself - What yoga lesson exists here?  What most needs to be learned in this situation?

What I’ve come up with is the yama concept of aparigraha, or non-possessiveness, non-grasping.  If I can loosen my grip and my mind about these new (to me) web tools, and not worry about writing the perfect entry, and doing this with the best web optimization, I can relax into my morning.

Whatever this is, it is.  It can be a breath, it can be a transition, it can be a practice in self-acceptance.

So, if by chance you’ve found your way here.  I invite you to ask yourself… what in your life, in this moment, might benefit from a looser grip?  What might be a little more enjoyable, if you just trusted a little bit more, that everything will be okay?

So, with that, I’m going to let go of the Twitter idea for the moment and let this be enough.  Ahhh, that feels better….

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