I’m not sure what to do now. I did fifteen days of yoga and it felt amazing.
I woke up every day, and I knew, without the shadow of a doubt, that I would be doing yoga that morning. I felt liberated by my commitment to my practice and I felt physically charged after doing my practice.
And then one day i just…didn’t do it. And then I did it again the next day. And then, I didn’t do it again and then i didn’t do it again and I just kept not doing it and I haven’t done it since.
I don’t know what to do next. The more I try and fail the more I’m afraid that I’ll just keep failing. And maybe life is that, just keep trying even though so much of the experience is what we call failure. Maybe success is just people who keep on trying through all the failing.
Which brings up the question, is failing the right word to use?
All I know is, for fifteen days I did yoga and it felt amazing and then I stopped and I don’t know why. What happens next?
thanks nate for this blogg; last night i went on the internet for sex and it feels shitty; but i am single; some days i do not use the internet for that purpose; life is up and down
I did the same. After those first 15 days, I was knocked off the path because my mind became full of thoughts of self-loathing for a few days. Then, my body and brain were like “You think you’re going to exercise? Hah! You’re funny. Go take a nap instead.” So, I listened to my body, even though I really wanted to do yoga and my run. At first, I felt horrible because I had broke a promise to myself. Then, I noticed a lesson to be learned. That lesson? It was time to just take a step back, reassess how far I’ve come in life, and just listen to my body (which I hardly ever do). Now, I’ve been back on track for the past week. I fell better than ever because I did listen to my body.
Is failure the correct word? Maybe. But, it’s there to teach a lesson, though that lesson may not be learned right away. Maybe another word you can use is “stumble”. You’ve just stumbled from the path, but you can get back on it if you wish.
Big Hugs, Love, and Light to you Nate.
Failure happens dude! Can’t really fail without trying in the first place though so at least you tried! I’ve done similar things myself, all you can do is just recognize that it happened and move on. Maybe try doing yoga at a different time of day to get yourself back into the habit of doing it? I’m sure some yoga before bed would really help you sleep a lot sounder
Thanks man, that’s kind and good advice, I appreciate it 🙂
No prob man, don’t let failure get you down you’re still an awesome and wonderful person 🙂
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No prob man, don’t let failure get you down you’re still an awesome and wonderful person 🙂 you get up again over & over