As You Are - Personal Practice

I have been struggling to outline my goals and intentions.

I had clearly outlined direction for myself in the past and wanted to do the same again.  

My issue, I’ve been trying too hard! 

I want everything to look as good to me as it did the last time I practiced this exercise.  

I want to have all my goals reached now!  Rush, rush, rush!

Then I took a couple of classes with different teachers and I received messages that are so relevant to me in the present.

The first message, be patient with myself to accept myself and to be kind to myself.  

I started to think I really need to be in this moment, as I am.  There is nothing more or less to define me than this moment.  If I take it one step at a time I will find and reach my goals.  I do not have to force something onto myself just because it sounds good.

The second message was a reminder to be kind and be of service to others and I will receive.  

I started to think how fortunate I truly am.  I identified some of my demanding behavior of recent weeks in order to find my intentions and realized I had been less than giving to others.  I saw some of my behavior as ego driven or demanding of equality.  I decided I needed to embrace this lesson and remember that to be of service and to give to others without expectation of return is what it means to truly be a giving person.

So I melded the lessons and found a direction to be, as I am.

I may not be able to let go of all ego driven behavior or have lesser expectations, but I can practice to accept them.  

With acceptance as I am, I have seen I recognize my emotions and behavior more easily.  

It’s a practice.  I practice to accept who I am and my journey.

With small adjustments and patience I will achieve those changes I envision for myself.

Right now, I will be as I am! 

As You Are - Yoga Lesson

As you are, it means something different to each of us.

We often think into the future and how we are going to be.  We get so focused on the outcome that is all we can think about.

Then, it change doesn’t happen fast enough.  We get discouraged and talk ourselves out of trying maybe or just give up.

The challenge is to accept yourself every moment as you are.  To be in the moment and allow it for what it is.

If you don’t like the moment, or even the day, you can be comforted by the knowledge that it will change.  The moments will be different in a few hours or the next day.  Give yourself patience and acceptance.

As You Are!