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11/17/19: You Are Never, Ever Alone

You are never, ever alone.

“A physical problem that affects us on the [yoga] mat is an opportunity to pay closer attention to what we do, and to put our faith in our ability to heal.

A life problem off the mat, whether it has to do with the IRS or childhood abuse, is an opportunity to pay closer attention to what we do, and to put our faith in our ability to heal.

…[T]hese situations [are] opportunities to develop mindfulness – the art of paying attention – [b]ut there is more to it than that. It is paying attention with an abiding faith in a loving universe.

We are not meant to be on the edge of our seats, anxiously paying attention so that we can control outcomes and events. We are meant to stand firmly in the postures of our lives, bearing witness to the moment, to our experience of the moment, aware as we do so that, in the words of Charles Johnston, ‘we are encompassed and supported by spiritual powers.’

When we pay attention with faith that we will be supported, then growth really is possible, our vision becomes clear, our path becomes unobstructed, and we are able to see the ‘Good in every person and situation.’ ”

– Rolf Gates & Katrina Kenison, Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga