Recently, while I was driving, the light was green and the person in front of me chose to slow down. I watched my reaction. (Anger. Honk the horn.) Wait, am I breathing?
Yogic philosophy constantly reminds us that it's the journey and not the destination. The more we practice yoga, the easier this becomes. In a society filled with focus on achieving goals (ie driving to the destination), it's easy to let the little things slip by.
Next time that person in front of us makes us miss the light, stop and look around. Maybe a store you've been looking for is at that intersection and you never would have noticed. Perhaps you hadn't noticed the beautiful weather. Sometimes we are made to slow down, so that we take the time to enjoy our journey!
From Karoun Yoga Newsletter #5 7/06/2009
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash
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