The gorgeous Karen Maezen Miller's CHEERIO ROAD is a site you must check out! Have you been there? Always inspiring - and this post, right where I'm at. Yogis, how is your practice off the mat? x
If my practice doesn’t make me more tolerant, humble,
and generous,
my practice isn’t working.
If my practice doesn’t make me more respectful,
loving, and
sympathetic,
my practice isn’t working.
If I can’t forgive and forget
begin again
stop, drop
turn around
wake up
say hello say goodbye
be kind be quiet be still
listen laugh
cry it out
give it time
sit down stand up
get over myself
smile
admit I don’t know
then my practice isn’t working.
If I’m not less cynical, less critical,
less arrogant, less mean
then my practice isn’t working.
If my practice doesn’t fill me with wonder, gratitude,
fearlessness, faith and trembling doubt
my practice doesn’t work.
Does my practice work?
Only when I practice.
Let’s do it. Soon.