I’ve been attending yoga classes regularly for more than a year now. I’d studied it before, but not with the same regularity or dedication as I do now. There’s something about that one hour of not thinking about anything other than doing the poses that is such a welcome relief from the busy life I lead. It’s like a mental vacation. Having toned arms is a nice side benefit, I will admit.
An unexpected benefit is that it’s helped me see the value of taking risks and reaching for what I want. Never really the risk taker (hey, I’m a Project Manager by trade, we control risk, we don’t seek it), I think I missed out on a lot of opportunities because of my risk aversion. What’s interesting is in looking back on my life, many risks I’ve taken have led to amazing things.
In yoga, just when you think you’ve mastered a pose there’s always more you can do to take it to the next level. But you’ll never get to the next level if you don’t try, if you don’t take the risk. You have to stretch, to move a little farther, to exert a little more strength in a muscle you might not have used like that before. You may even fall if you don’t get it right.
But I take that back. Falling is getting it right. Isn’t it better to fall reaching for your dreams than to never have tried? The other key, of course, is to not let that fall stop you. Get back up, and reach again.
I’ve taken some risks lately that have paid off. But when they don’t, I will re-read this post and remind myself of how my life is better thanks to the risks I’ve taken.
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Thank you!