Well-Being/Yoga

“There is no such thing as try.  There is only do or do not.” - Lao Tzu

When I first heard this saying and yes, I think I heard Yoda say it in one of the Star Wars movies, it landed pretty squarely in my brain.  That is why I was able to dismiss it shortly after the movie ended.  When I heard Baron Baptiste say it again to me during one of his yoga boot camps, it landed squarely in my body on the yoga mat while I was in some crazy contorted upside-down pose.  It stuck with me for a much longer time.  When I heard Wayne Dyer quote it again in his explanation of Lao Tzu’s writings, it landed in my heart.  And thus, it is still with me.

When it comes to pursuing my well-being, I realized that there is no try.  There is only do or do not.  And so, I began to do; to practice well-being.  Thus, I now choose to assist others to pursue their well-being, integrating it into their daily lives just as I would integrate a new challenging yoga pose into my current daily yoga practice.