No Limits!

This morning before I left for Bikram yoga I got an email from Koko Fit Club informing me that I was now moving to the next level and was eligible for an orange lanyard. You get points for every workout and for every 50,000 points you earn a new color lanyard for your flash drive. I laughed at first, but then realized to get those points I had to put in a lot of hours and it really was a great way to be reminded that I worked hard and dedicated myself to getting there three times a week. I smiled as I drove to yoga. Another goal accomplished – a great workout program in place and successful.

Today my teacher was Alex. Alex's classes are very different from most classes. His class is very quiet and you feel ensconced in a swinging hammock on a warm summer afternoon. He delivers the dialogue without delivering the dialogue. His words are soothing, but they are telling and gently correct every pose. He is always cognizant of the timing and I trust him to never leave me hanging with my forehead on my knee. I do love Alex's classes. I was next to the wall, leaning left in Half Moon Pose and my fingers were touching the wall. He looked over and said, "Linda, take one step to the right. Never limit yourself – subconsciously or otherwise." Just a few words and I thought wow, while repositioning myself, his words were so wise. Sure enough, my body fell deeper into the pose and went to a place I'd never been to before.

When I got home I got another email. It was from a woman in Boston wanting to do a children's writing workshop during school vacation and she needs a teacher. Never mind that just this past weekend I spoke to my husband about doing just that very thing. All of this on the heels of the new exercise program, just being asked to illustrate my first picture book and delving into digital art on my iPad. All new. All uncharted territory.

I sit here with my full plate this afternoon, inspired and excited, but a bit scared of the unknown, and think of the timeliness Alex's words this morning. "Don't limit yourself – subconsciously or otherwise." If I didn't take that step away from the wall, I'd never know what I was capable of in that pose. If I let the fear of the unknown put limits on what I am to do in 2013, I will never discover the true potential I might possess. Will it be smooth and easy? I've lived long enough to know that anything that is worth doing or learning will never be without obstacles and struggles and fear, but it is these that validate the journey, enable the learning, and cause the growth to take place.

2013 is certainly throwing down the gauntlet. Are you in? Are you ready to throw off the limits and see where you can go? Is there something put in front of you that excites you, but that fear niggling at the back of your mind is holding you back? Hold your nose and jump in with both feet because……what if you CAN?

And so, as another day goes by, I'm heading to my studio and my computer, I have amazing choices to fill my day, I thank you Lord for all you bring to my world, and….I have written.

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