“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.” —Pema Chödrön
Out with sitting still . In with daily movement.
Out with comparing myself to other photographers in the world. In with embracing MY photography and what it does for me.
Out with rushed breath. In is conscious breath.
Out with not focusing on my womanhood. In with allowing myself to be the woman that I am separate from the mother I am.
Out with being all over the place. In with keeping a schedule and being organized. (Good luck to me on this one, for real.)
Out with sedentary beliefs. In with study and cultivation of spirituality.
Out with thinking I am not enough. In with knowing I am.
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Sometimes it’s OK to take the same path to discover something you didn’t see the first time through. I noticed that I had put a quote pertaining to just this on a picture one day. I saw it recently and it has stuck to me this week, as I am trying to do things that I have done before, just a little bit differently.
Yesterday was a prime example: I found myself in a forward fold suddenly seeing spots, my mind was buzzing and I knew I was going to pass out. So I dropped to the floor, closed my eyes, and breathed. I had been there before (so comfortably) in a fold, but never with this feeling. Of course, the workout I had, just minutes before, was the culprit. In the aftermath I realized that I have so much farther to go and so much work to do. It’s OK to fall down on the path, even if you’ve taken it before.
[My] yoga instructor leaves pieces of paper with quotes on them. Today’s quote was “Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.” Oh, how true! I will continue to read this over and over again on my journey. My major fear is failure. Failing to do the right thing, to be the right thing, to live the right thing, to see the right thing, to feel the right thing. I need to remind myself that the failing I fear isn’t really failing, it’s facing a fear, and that I am actually winning every time I do it; regardless of if I fall flat on my face from spotty vision after having pushed myself to the brink. I know myself, and I have to trust that I am enough.
Tagged: activity, fear of failure, I am enough, Yoga
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This really strikes the deep belly of my soul. I am terrified of failure, to the point that a lot of times I don’t even try things. It absolutely terrifies me but then I come to the realizations that I’m disappointing myself by not trying.
“I need to remind myself that the failing I fear isn’t really failing, it’s facing a fear, and that I am actually winning every time I do it; regardless of if I fall flat on my face”, I need to remember this quote because it’s so extremely true.
In addition, this is one of my all time favorite pictures of yours!! The truth and simplicity is gorgeous!