Now, think of a time when you got to that point and when you finally started shopping for the shoes you couldn't get into it. There weren't any that you liked. They were all too tight. The walk on the trail was blazing hot and the gnats were flying up your nose. Do you remember how annoying that is? That was my evening last night.
Last week I missed yoga because I was spending time with my niece and nephew (and was loving it). When I miss a week I really feel it the next week. (Practicing yoga is incredibly quick in terms of seeing and feeling the benefits, by the way) So, last night was yoga night. I leave work and stop at Country Max on the way home. I can't decide on fish food. Then I can't decide on cat litter and then I can't decide on cat food. Sure, you would think that you would just buy the same kind that you've been buying all along, right? SOunds good in theory assuming that the store has the brand. No such luck. And now I am running late. I get home, change into my yoga clothes and am trying to convince Belle that she needs to make a quick trip out to potty. She looks at me, grabs her stuffed squirrel and takes off through the house. I don't have time for this. I get the Mellow Mutts and she goes into her crate. Now I have to zoom to yoga class. I make it in time, but my mat is wet. Why is my mat wet? I smell it and it smells normal, but it's still wet. Here's hoping I don't downward dog and have my feet slip.
So, we start class in corpse pose. The "ultimate" relaxation pose. Other than mountain pose, this might be the easiest yoga pose of all. You literally lay on your back, put your legs and arms flat on the floor and lay there. That's all. Except I'm not feeling it. My back hurts. I can't focus. There is a guy out in the hallway watching us. I can't get the thought that I should be at home packing out of my head. I'm trying, but I'm just not getting there. Now I'm just pissed, which is really just the antithesis of yoga practice. At 6:00 I look at the clock. I have half an hour to go. 6:15 I look again. So disappointing.
ONce again, it comes down to being in the moment. Yoga is so about being where you are. Leaving the past behind where it is and not worrying about the future because you can't do anything about it right then anyway. So when am I going to start embracing this? I talked about it during my Kenny Chesney blog and here I am revisiting the issue once again. Tonight I am going to do it. I feel the tightness in my jaw and I need the calm that comes from practicing yoga. I am going to go home, let Belle out and do some yoga in my living room. And I am going to be in the moment and I am going to enjoy it. Dammit.
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