“Stop giving people the power to steal your peace. It belongs to you and no one should be able to run away with it.”
~ A. Elle
Good morning friends. During my yoga teacher training, when it came to studying the yamas and niyamas, we were divided up into pairs. And were assigned one of each to research and discuss. This meant I spent time thoroughly contemplating 4 of the ideals with my partner.
Today’s Yama – Asteya, or non-stealing – was not one of them.
“Its all about perspective, that is how you look at things. Your own thoughts and outlook defines whether an experience, event, situation whatever is good or bad. And your definition determines your response.”
~ Stella Payton
It’s a squally Monday here on the north shore of St. Thomas today. No visible sunrise, that’s for sure !! But I was able to sit for 15 minutes or so before a driving rain storm forced me inside.
I decided to continue on with my meditation on Yoga’s “Ten Commandments”. As opposed to the Christian “Thou Shalt Not”, I’ve always appreciated Patanjali’s Yogic framework, which puts things in the positive: “Thou shall strive to” or the Yamas and Niyamas.
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” ~ Gandhi
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
~ William James
Good morning friends! I hope this finds you enjoying a peaceful & relaxing Saturday. It sure is a beautiful one here on St. Thomas today …
So did you spend some time yesterday creating your Sanity Saver Toolkit ⁇
I for one took my own writing to heart. Spencer was out of the house early yesterday morning to go and finally get my car registered And it turns out I’m fortunate I didn’t go, as my radiator hose had a small leak in it, and the car overheated. So while he was busy taking care of that for me (thank you Spencer!), I made breakfast, and decided to get dinner prepped.
"When life seems overwhelming, keep calm and carry on !!" ~ Unknown
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