I recently discovered a cartoon of two dogs sitting on yoga mats, where the one said to the other, “The key to meditation is learning to stay.” I found this both amusing and profound since this is not only true in meditation, but in life.
So why do we want to get up, move, change our position and forget what we previously committed to doing? In looking at my own history of this habit, I’d have to say because it gets uncomfortable.
It seems I am not alone and that many other humans also avoid being uncomfortable. We have been trained to be impatient. If we don’t see the benefits we seek quickly, we often tend to just give up. Many times, we move immediately to some new interest.
The first day of January can be a very powerful day. Many of us see it as an opportunity to set ourselves on a better course than the previous year and finally get what we want in life. Unfortunately, It can also be a time where we make a lot of promises to ourselves and then forget about them in a week or so and go back to feeling like slugs that cannot keep a commitment.
My husband and I attended a wedding yesterday and part of the ceremony was a foot washing.
I typically talk about, read about and write about self-respect, self-love, and self-care and it is because of that history that I find it perplexing why I continue to abuse myself.
There seems to be a difference of opinion regarding the best and most effective way to teach, lead or manage people. Many believe that in order to be honest and direct you need not take another’s feelings into account. Others believe that an honest critique can be given without threat of humiliation to the recipient. In fact, it can be done in a way that actually brings out the best in each individual.