Do not give up

The last year has been tough for everyone. Patiently we have waited for things to get better. Then suddenly they get much worse! Life is challenging now, and it is so easy to get irritated, complain, wag a finger and comment wildly.

It is understandable that many are struggling and having a hard time. These are the hardest times in decades, and we have probably not yet seen all the consequences. So what do we do? Keep complaining, or roll up our sleeves and find a steady focus?

We choose the latter. Everything is in constant change. Ups and downs follow each other in an eternal cycle. We can spin round in a dance, or we can stop, take a little reset and focus on what really matters: harmony, inner joy, self-knowledge, good conversations, meetings between people, and a deep understanding of and commitment to human dignity, equal worth, and the fact that we need each other in this difficult time.

Isolation and exclusion make us ill, and it is so easy to wither in our own limits and a tedious digital reality. Everything becomes distant, things easily lose meaning, and we find ourselves in a dull TV series that never ends. Unless we act ourselves: lift ourselves up and press the off button on all the unnecessary (and pointless) information that marks and colours our lives.

Change is coming. Things look a little brighter after all, but what change has happened in ourselves? Have we become heavier in body and mind, or can we raise our eyes, see the whole and focus on what is steady?

Yoga hurts at times. It is challenging, just like life, but when we hold our aches and pains, our stiffness and narrow views, an inner room opens that gives new perspectives, clarity and stability. If you find harmony there, everyday life becomes so much easier to live. An inner spark and glow lights the way, and you find a new anchor that balances the wild, dark chaos of confusion once it loses its grip on the mind, on everyday life and on life itself.

Photo: Nicki Twang.