hodgepodge

A little bit of this, and a little bit of that.

It’s amazing the way my life has unfolded  these past few weeks as I’ve attempted to put my best foot forward and do the next right thing.

Everything has seemed so natural. So easy. So perfect. It seems as if I’ve known my classmates for much longer than I actually have. I’ve adjusted to my schedule with ease.

It’s nice.

It’s nice that everything isn’t such a struggle anymore. It’s nice not trying to force my will or my way onto the world and it’s people.

Now, I’m not saying that things are 100% hunky dory, but they ain’t all that shabby either;)

It’s proof to me that living in accordance with one’s belief system, living true to what you believe, living in the will of God—grants you peace of mind and well....things just get better.

They really do.

I don’t know why I took the path of the most resistance for so long. The path of the least resistance is so much better!

Here are a few of my favorite blogs from this past week: Must reads in my opinion!

 Bernie Birney: The Art of Showing Up

Our Messy Messy Life: In Which I Try to Learn a Life Lesson

Stuff Christians Like: Forgive, Don't Forget

Marvelous Kiddo: Stuck In My Head

Lucky Dog Rescue Blog: Humane Society???

If you have not gone to see Midnight in Pairs, you must do it now! It truly is the best films I’ve seen all year. Woody Allen nailed this one! I will see it at least 3 more times while it’s in theaters. You really are missing something if you don’t go. I’m telling you, It’s THAT good!

and now I’ll leave you with a few photos of my classmates. I love them all.

 " If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans" ~Woody Allen

The 3 A's

Yesterday I had a bit of a freak out.

It was one of those days when I was convinced the sky was falling.

And everybody was against me.

And that I just wasn’t going to make it.

The reason?

Physics.

My Physics class seemed unbearably daunting.

I wasn’t understanding it.

I’ve never taken Trig.

It would sort of be like taking French 4 without having French 1, 2, and 3.

I felt that feeling of impending doom.

I HATE that feeling.

It also didn’t help that I had only gotten a few hours sleep. When I am hungry, angry, lonely, or tired, I always feel as if I’m just not gonna survive.

Silly, I know.

After class I went for a long run.

I never wanted it to end.

And while I was running, the voice of my yoga teacher was loud and clear,

“remember the 3 A’s!”

Ahhh….the 3 A’s.

Attitude

Alignment

Action

And I started focusing on the first one:

Attitude

Anusara yoga incorporates the principles of the 3 A's—Attitude, Alignment and Action—into every asana. Attitude encompasses the yogi's quality of emotional, mental and spiritual expression through the body when performing an asana. In the highest sense Attitude is the balance between an openness to Grace and the aspiration to reawaken to our divine nature.

I started thinking or re-thinking, rather, my attitude.

I noticed, at first, that I was being highly critical of myself. Telling myself that I wasn’t good enough and I just wasn’t going to get anywhere.

And then I caught myself doing that and started doing the opposite.

I started telling myself that God did not bring me this far to fail me now.

That I CAN do whatever I set my mind to.

I told myself that I’m bright and capable and worthy of good things.

And by the end of my run,

my circumstances regarding my Physics class hadn’t changed,

but my attitude had.

I cleaned off my desk back in my room and am now using it as my place of study and solace for this semester.

As I was cleaning out my drawers,

I found this little card that I had bought a while back but never sent.

It is now a permanent fixture on my desk.

Thank God for yoga.

and my yoga teachers.

and my friends.

and sponsor.

who continue to encourage and teach me.

The paragraph in Italics comes from here.