International Day of Yoga 2022
YOGA did not change my life, it changed me
took me to the edge of myself and helped
me peer across the chasm
of possibility to wide open spaces
beyond the closed borders of my heart
helping me to find and maintain
deeper breaths, deeper connections, deeper respect
for myself, the world, the world beyond worlds
helping me to notice how much does not suck
giving me perspective on what does
showing me that I can decide which is which
blew open my mind and body to receive spirit
activated the divinity in myself so I could recognize it in all beings
realizing that what’s true for me isn’t always true for others
but that some things are true whether we believe them or not
that every strength has its equal weakness
that I am a beautiful embodiment of this balance
a being both light and dark, every angle, every facet
a reflection of my own true nature
and the essence of everyone’s complex simplicity
with our collective capacity to love ourselves and each other
without condition but not without struggle
this is the practice, day after day, from one now to the next
full surrender, full embodiment
a lifetime of wisdom in every single breath
#omnamogurudevnamo