I went to yoga to work out… and walked out with a life lesson.
I went to yoga with Shannon last week. The same place I went 10 years ago when I lived in Dallas. It’s a mix of BOTH spiritual / woo teachings & bad ass work out. I was in the best shape of my life when I took here. I also learned the idea of being present, leaving it on the mat, and letting it be a place to work shit out.
The class began w/ “teachings” for the week. This week’s lesson was “tapas” or “fiery discipline”
Shannon gave me a HARD eye roll & a smile as I said, “I thought Tapas meant small plates”
Truth is this lesson & It’s message of discipline, power & worth hit me hard. They’ve been on my mind & heart a lot the past 30 days.
The teacher used exact words & phrases I’d thought recently. I wasn’t surprised, these types of things happen when I’m aligned.
The problem is that I haven’t felt very aligned, powerful, or disciplined recently.
No one else knew, but I could tell. It happened before, only this time I quickly identified it & nipped it. Lesson learned! Lesson implemented.
I’d been WAITING (Waiting on what isn’t important) the point is I began to give my power away by waiting, reacting & responding rather than being PROACTIVE, STEPPING INTO MY OWN POWER, BELIEF, AUTHENTICITY, BAD-ASSERY, SWAG, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE THAT GOT ME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
The lesson at yoga was no accident. It was a timely gut punch “Be patient but DON’T wait on someone or something to determine your next move, value, or path.”
Discipline & fire comes from stepping up & owning it - leaning into YOUR power, KNOWING what YOU value, & what value you bring to every situation & interaction.
This has been a year of hard earned lessons in not taking my value for granted.
Over the past 30 years (def the past 6 mo) I’ve found myself in amazing situations & achieved great things
This isn’t ego, I often look back & think I “Forest Gumped” my way into these situations BUT it is the exact opposite!
I often thought tasks, expertise, or results were my mojo. I was wrong. Last week a successful friend I respect said to me You’re here because of WHO you are!
I got out of my head & let that sink in. Powerful stuff !
It’s also spot on
Bradley
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