Today in yoga class, when I was bent over in standing separate leg stretch, trying to grab my heels, I realized it going to be two years that I’ve been doing this pose and I still can’t reach my heels. The instructor says if you’re a beginner, grab the sides of your feet. Well, after two years, I’m no beginner and those heels are no closer, and I’m still grabbing my heels.
As we moved on to other poses, the teacher said:
“You won’t be able to do everything, everyday. Slowly, in it’s own time, organically, it will happen – just when it’s meant to.”
Ok. So maybe, organically, it just isn’t time for me to reach those heels yet. Once again, leaving the studio, I realize it’s like that in life, too. You can push and force and pray and beg….but unless it’s the right time, it isn’t going to happen.
Today, on this day before the holiday and the gang arrives, it’s nice to just take a moment and view the rest of the week like that. Ease up on the plans, let everyone find their own beach chair, sit back and let it all happen – in its own time, organically.
And so, as another day goes by, I hop in the car to pick up daughter #2 in Boston, hoping the traffic understands that concept, too, and….I have written.
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