That Moment When You Want To Give Up...

How many times have you been in plank and wanted to get out of it, and just give up?

Or how about when you are instructed to "Find a Comfortable Seat" for seated meditation. And all the sudden you need to fix your hair, fix your shirt, or check to see when the last time you had a pedicure.

Those little moments when your body tells you to get out of the pose, is actually a cue to your mind, to get IN to the pose.

We all have these moments, even in life. When we are placed in a position where we are forced to sit and be patient (and then we think of Jack Johnson "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing").

And what do we end up doing??

Crying and complaining because we didn't get the call in time or we didn't get the job we wanted. We just give up.

But as in yoga, there is ALWAYS childs pose. As in life, you can always find a childs pose.

So next time you find yourself writing the next lyrics to Jack Johnson's new song, take it as that physical cue to be patient so the mind can rest.

Remember, at that very point where you want to give up, is the very point where the lesson is to be learned.