Simplicity is Key.
So I haven't been on here a while because I have been busy with hula and yoga and enjoying my summer! I thought I'd write down a quick thought.
I've been going to yoga quite often, and have created this opinion of the world that I discovered during meditation. Back to that in a second, but first:
I've noticed that I am socializing less with others, and I have been trying to figure out why. I go out pretty often, hang with friends, visit family..but as of late, I've had no interest in saying much. Perhaps I'm going through a socially awkward stage in my life, but I highly doubt that. Yoga has made me very comfortable in my own body and mind, and I've concluded that I'm letting go of certain things. Naturally, I'm listening more and speaking less..and above all, I'm learning more about people than I ever thought possible.
Not to be confused with pride...I have just been listening to the gossip of others, and to the meaning behind their words. A lot of the time I feel that negative things being said about others are developed from insecurities. Unless it's constructive criticism, I find it pointless..
Back to yoga and meditation. For the past month that I've been practicing, I've found myself in tune with something I had never believed until now.
I used to believe that everything..every problem, every issue, had to be fixed. Changed. Controlled. If you think about, that's what the media teaches. That's what movies are about. Let's take this problem, and let's "fix" it so it can be "correct".
However, maybe fixing isn't the answer. I guess it sounds pretty cliche, but maybe we should focus less on fixing and more on adapting, living, and letting go. The pointless gossip, the people that make us cringe, the grudges that we hold. We are always trying to please those who don't accept us. Always trying to hurt those who've wronged us. If we let go and forgive without an apology.. maybe then, we won't need change, and we can find peace. Spend less time fixing, more time living.
Whenever I find myself getting angry or sad, I take a breath. I meditate on my anger. Acknowledge it. And let it go. Forgetting the people who hurt me, and embracing those who inspire me. I know that doesn't help the person who hurt me by ignoring them, but maybe they'll witness the actions and change themselves.
I know it's a vague idea, and tough to put into practice for the world. But it's a start!
I've been going to yoga quite often, and have created this opinion of the world that I discovered during meditation. Back to that in a second, but first:
I've noticed that I am socializing less with others, and I have been trying to figure out why. I go out pretty often, hang with friends, visit family..but as of late, I've had no interest in saying much. Perhaps I'm going through a socially awkward stage in my life, but I highly doubt that. Yoga has made me very comfortable in my own body and mind, and I've concluded that I'm letting go of certain things. Naturally, I'm listening more and speaking less..and above all, I'm learning more about people than I ever thought possible.
Not to be confused with pride...I have just been listening to the gossip of others, and to the meaning behind their words. A lot of the time I feel that negative things being said about others are developed from insecurities. Unless it's constructive criticism, I find it pointless..
Back to yoga and meditation. For the past month that I've been practicing, I've found myself in tune with something I had never believed until now.
I used to believe that everything..every problem, every issue, had to be fixed. Changed. Controlled. If you think about, that's what the media teaches. That's what movies are about. Let's take this problem, and let's "fix" it so it can be "correct".
However, maybe fixing isn't the answer. I guess it sounds pretty cliche, but maybe we should focus less on fixing and more on adapting, living, and letting go. The pointless gossip, the people that make us cringe, the grudges that we hold. We are always trying to please those who don't accept us. Always trying to hurt those who've wronged us. If we let go and forgive without an apology.. maybe then, we won't need change, and we can find peace. Spend less time fixing, more time living.
Whenever I find myself getting angry or sad, I take a breath. I meditate on my anger. Acknowledge it. And let it go. Forgetting the people who hurt me, and embracing those who inspire me. I know that doesn't help the person who hurt me by ignoring them, but maybe they'll witness the actions and change themselves.
I know it's a vague idea, and tough to put into practice for the world. But it's a start!
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