Day 4 - In the belly of the beast
An emotional day so far for many. For some of us we've traveled right into the belly of the beast and are feeling the stinging barbs of some of our realizations. I believe this is where we find ourselves at the fork in the road. Do I continue looking here and risk feeling intensely bad for who knows how long while I work with it? Or, do I turn away from this all and risk feeling mildly bad forever because I've chosen to ignore what I know is there? I think this is an important question for those of you that are asking it. Of course, I cannot offer you the answer but I can offer you the practice of yoga and meditation, my love and support and the love and support of your yoga community.
Know this...everyone has the capacity to find true contentment, but few have the interest, the will and the courage. I believe because of our yoga practice, our studios and our supportive yoga kula, we have more tools than most to persevere and become the teachers of others on the same path.
Let us know how it goes today...
Love,
Gina
posted by Gina Caputo - Yogini On The Loose @ 10:49 AM
8 comments
8 Comments:
Oh so true! I am enjoying the ride but realizing I have a problem with trying to always make everything and everyone Happy and when I can not I feel like a failure. I need to let go of responsibility for others happiness and know it is good to feel and go through. I want to take away the pain and just fix it but I know in reality to sit with the pain is when we heal and grow.
Feeling energized today but going to take time out to just be. I sometimes feel I need to fill every minute of my day with productivity.In the same way I fill the air with chatter. Since I am the home-maker something could always be done but not today and not my me. I am going to go try that artichoke out!
Comment rider, leslie
When you come to a fork in the road, take it! Yogi Berra
I need to get my hands on an artichoke!
Gina, your fork in the road message is mantra-worthy.
One thing that keeps me at the fork is a slight (or not so slight) tendency to get a little bored with self work; when it is on an intellectual level only, it seems boring or trite because I don't quite know what I'm doing! And I'm not saying that I think I'm so smart that I know all of the answers so I must be done kind of thing--it's the illusive nature of the deeper knowing and understanding.
I feel so disrespectful saying this, but I certainly don't mean it disrespectfully. I'm trying to lift the mask of the occasional boredom. Does anyone else feel this way?
Time for that artichoke....
Namaste,
Dorothy
I'm really apreaciating the omwork as an oppertunity for introspection. Thank you!
Dorothy, I know what you are saying. I have been saying it is really hard to do my inner work and one reason I said that is because I didn't really know where to start. What did that really mean? Gina has definitly started me down that road a little easier. I am looking for obstacles, attachments and aversions. Before she said that I didn't really know what to do. I already knew that I was codependent...trying to take care of everyone else. And when I realized it and learned about it...it made so much sense that I was very happy to find this obstacle. I knew what was wrong and found the solution was to have more fun and focus on myself. It has turned out to be a wonderful obstacle because it is what led me to this cleanse. So knowing how much I grew from dicovering this one thing about myself...and how much it has helped my relationship with my husband...I can't wait to find more! It really can be exciting.
Dorothy, I know what you are saying. I have been saying it is really hard to do my inner work and one reason I said that is because I didn't really know where to start. What did that really mean? Gina has definitly started me down that road a little easier. I am looking for obstacles, attachments and aversions. Before she said that I didn't really know what to do. I already knew that I was codependent...trying to take care of everyone else. And when I realized it and learned about it...it made so much sense that I was very happy to find this obstacle. I knew what was wrong and found the solution was to have more fun and focus on myself. It has turned out to be a wonderful obstacle because it is what led me to this cleanse. So knowing how much I grew from dicovering this one thing about myself...and how much it has helped my relationship with my husband...I can't wait to find more! It really can be exciting.
I took today off to give myself a little more room to catch up on my school work, and I was just hit with this wall of fatigue and acheness. I am struggling with cleansing while still working and schooling. I feel like I hardly have enough time for meditation etc. on a daily basis, and here I am trying to do more. I thought taking a day off, would take the pressure off, but all I wanted to do was sleep! I want a down day so badly, but I have 2 papers due in the next two weeks. So I just have to reframe. The truth is, I'm getting a lot from the cleanse, especially the community part, and if I stopped today, it would be enough!
Oh G.,
You're intuition and insightful wisdom are truly amazing! I was greatly encouraged by your message.
The things I thought would be most challenging for me during this cleanse (the food adjustment), turned out not to be so. I'm loving the change in my diet. But the Obstacles of Path Om work assignment revealed more than I expected. I can't seem to stop the chatter inside my head. I even went channel surfing on the T.V. just to tune out. This is something I never do mid-day and rarely do any other time. And wasn't I supposed to reduce this kind of stimulation this week?
I always believed introspection to be a good thing; but I find myself to be sitting in the pit of that belly with a bit of fear. I'm disappointed that I can't seem to find the grace needed to handle this emotional exhaustion.
Your love and support are just what I needed the moment I read your post. Thanks dear one!
Love,
Anita
Post a Comment
<< Home