Yoga

In Yoga there is the belief that the Divine, God, The Holy Spirit, is within each of us. The Spirit is hidden behind the restless mind and the great ego. By stilling the mind, we are able to commune with the God within ourselves.

I know She is there. I can feel Her. And She is beautiful. She is calm yet energetic. She is loving and compassionate yet strong and determined. She has forgiven all, including me, of mistakes made because She understands that life is a journey full of turns, climbs, leaps and falls. She loves even my father and reminds me that I should love him too. Lately I have felt a great urge to be with Her. When I meditate I focus on Her: who She is, how I can be more like Her.

There has been no greater remedy for my anxieties and pains than a daily dose of Yoga. My mind spins constantly; I am reminded often of what I have done wrong and I beat myself up for it. Yoga has taught me to let those thoughts go.

I have been trying my hardest to be more mindful. I seek to cherish every bite when I eat and feel the wind when I walk. When I do those things I have found that there is no better place to be than the present. The past is the past and the future is yet to come. I will become who I want to be only if I practice being her in the present moment.

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