“I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,” (Philippians 3:13 NIV)
Yoga requires a great deal of stretching and straining. When practicing new poses and positions, there is always some discomfort. Sometimes the soreness lasts for days. However, if we persist, yoga can improve our flexibility, balance, and strength. Not everyone can do all the poses equally well. Yet, we won’t know what we are capable of until we try each position multiple times.
Achievement requires us to stretch to our full potential. Unless we go through pain, discomfort, and multiple failures, we shall remain stiff and stagnant. Continual stretching enables us to move fluidly, to know our limitations, and to keep pushing forward. It makes us flexible, supple, and resilient. As we lose our balance and correct ourselves, we find our center. As we breathe and extend ourselves further and further--we lean in, we press on, we give everything we’ve got to achieve our goal.
(to be continued)
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