Turn on a light

I read a quote by Marianne Williamson recently, “If you want to chase away the darkness, you can’t beat it over the head with a baseball bat. You have to turn on a light.”

It takes an almost impossible effort some days to see the ordinary good moments and keep our attention…there.

How did we decide that challenge, sacrifice and suffering were more noble and honorable places for our attention…as we puzzle at the darkness we find ourselves in.

Yoga asks us to turn on a light. Pay loving attention…to our bodies. We begin there, right where we are. With practice, the breath and the postures begin to reveal to us our own beauty. We start looking inward for the light.

We notice the balance in our feet, the strength of our hands, the length of our torso, the curve of our lips and the smile, that lights up our face.

This morning, allow yourself to be amazed at your own courage, at your own strength, at your own beauty and graceful movement.

Yoga is a dance with grace. Let gratitude be your organizing principle as we begin to dance.