Have you ever made a snap judgment about someone, before really getting to know them? Have you judged someone’s character based entirely on your own opinion of them?
I can only speak for myself, but I do. Sometimes I’m too wrapped up in my own emotions and thoughts, that I become completely unaware of what is going on in the present moment. I become so consumed by my own inner chatter that I often project it outwards.
This is why I love yoga. It grounds me, brings me back to Earth and back to the present moment. Reality is based on your thoughts, but your thoughts are not reality.
Reality is not thoughts of past relationships, gossip, drama, insecurities, doubts, love, fear… Reality just is. It’s each breath we take, it’s being consciously aware, knowing that your perception is what shapes your reality. Your reality is shaped by your thoughts. Your thoughts shape your emotions, your actions…your world.
Meditation is what helps calm the mind, to center and enable us to view things objectively. Only than can we see our “reality” for what it is.
I think that may be why I cry after each yoga practice. Because we are the creators of our reality, and to me that is such a powerfully moving thing. I am grateful for possessing that gift and thankful to the universe for bestowing me with it.
I am constantly learning, evolving, growing, changing. Please do not fault me when I slip up
I am human, I make mistakes
Sometimes I may act on impulse, on raw emotion
I realize that having a big heart is a double edged sword
I love hard and expect the same in return
I feel deeply and give myself entirely to those I love
I am creative, outspoken, stubborn, headstrong, beautiful, open, loving, fiery and insecure.
I cover up my hurt by hurting others
I judge those I fear judge me
But at the end of the day
My intentions are gold & my heart is pure
I am flawed
I am human
I am me
And for that, I’m thankful.