Ugh-Day 6-It Gets Hard!

Why would getting up at 5:30 am in order to write on my blog and set my intention for the day be that hard? Why would packing 5 pieces of fruit in my lunch bag prove challenging? Why does trying to do 5 sun salutations a day and write down my day's intentions with my students make me weary?

I think on this, day 6, I have hit a crux in this attempt at bringing the yogi home. I am just tired of it! I want to eat a grilled cheese sandwich and have a beer, I want to watch 3 Battlestar Galactica episodes in a row and not clean house, and I want to have some of that Costco cake I brought home from the Mother's Day Tea while I watch  those BSG episodes. It is actually stressing me out to think about the right thing to do versus what my weary "it's Friday" brain is telling me to do!

Then I got this email from my wonderful nephew, Joe. Joe is bringing the yogi home for himself, and he has been for quite awhile. He is transforming himself into a yogi one day at a time through healthy living, yoga classes and mindfulness. Here's what he wrote to me today:

"Hi Jan. Ive been learning about stress and how bad it is for us. They teach that in my studio. My instructor says that the root of all disease is stress. My outlook on stress these days is why worry if I can't do anything about it.  Nothings good. Nothings bad. Pleasure. Pain. It's all the same and will come to pass. Enjoy it while its here knowing it won't last forever. Good or bad. Water off the ducks back.

   I often look back on situations I perceived as stressful  and wonder why I was so stressed out.  Regardless of the circumstances  I always try to avoid anxiety. I have absolute faith deep within my soul that I'm on a good positive course in life and do not worry about the exact place it will lead to, just enjoy the ride. Much love aunty , namaste."

Isn't that wonderful? My nephew in his wisdom made me wake up from my "I want, I want" whining like I was a little child. I know what's good for me, and I know what I need to eat and drink to be healthy and it really isn't that hard! 

Excuse me please while I go throw out that Costco cake. I not need to make that a stressful thing in my life-I don't need to stress over this, but just enjoy the ride!

Thanks Joe!