Your path

So ok we know that I just came back from the DDPYoga workshop this past weekend.  And ya'll know how I feel about the workshops, yes they are awesome.  BUT... It's a good time to toss out a reminder for others, and myself.

Photo Courtesy of the awesome skills of Mr David Orth

I know there are some out there that think oh I would love to do a workshop but I'm just not ready, or I don't think I could keep up.

For those folks that think that... STOP!  Why do I say that, well because it is not a competition.  DDPYoga is not a competition, everyone is on their own journey.  We are all there to support each other.   That is what TEAM DDPYoga is all about.  The amazing support that is the backbone of DDPYoga.  Some may lean on it, some may ignore it and try to go it alone.  But it is the FAMILY of DDPYoga, the TEAM that makes it so different than anything else you will ever do.  It's not just about your journey, but at its core is the essence of "Pay it forward".  Helping others that may be at a point that you have been or are at.

This  workshop, just as all the others I have attended, there are always new folks there and there are veterans.  But everyone there is very supportive.  Until you experience and see it for yourself you will not understand.  Someone mentioned that they get overwhelmed by the out pouring of support they got when they first joined but they weren't sure if it was real.  Well until you look behind the clear curtain and see what you thought you saw was there , then you will know it really is real.  But just like life you will get out what you put in.  Your path will be what you make it.  Life is so much more enjoyable and you will get so much farther if you're not trying to walk it alone.

Then there are those who think well I'm not as far along as so and so, so I don't measure up.

Again I say STOP!  Sure there are some amazing successes out there, people who have done tremendous work on their path.  BUT that was their path, not yours.  Remember no two paths are ever the same.  Sure they may have some similar bumps and triumphs.  But each one is different. 

Your life is yours.  It is made up of a collection of events and actions.  The moment you STOP comparing and start living is when you will free yourself to your life.  Sure we are all brought up competing on some level, but we lose sight of the difference of the game and life.  What are you really comparing?  Typically we are comparing our worst to someone else's best.  And what we see is what we assume is perfect, and we all know what the word assume translates to...

If you are busy comparing your life to someone else's then you are doing nothing but wasting energy focusing on others, which could be better spent on your own life.

We all have a path to take and though they may seem similar they are all unique.  We have choices along our path, and it is up to us to choose which choices we will make along the way .  Right or wrong they are ours to choose and thus we have to learn to live with the consequences, good, bad, or indifferent.  But we also have the opportunity to make corrections along our path. 

So...

• Keep your head up (so you can see where you are going).
• Never quit, Never Give up.
• Pay attention to YOUR Life
• Know that no matter what you CAN as long as you are willing to put forth the effort.
• Nothing ever happened all at once, everything takes time.
• When you do fall, because you will (I do), GET UP and keep going.