Day 1,347 – Finding Joy in the Journey – Monday – 7/12/2021
Monday is hot yoga day
Monday is hot yoga day. I love starting my week with this class. A good way to sweat out the weekend and start my week anew.
I’ve been able to get into wheel pose (backbend) for a month now. Though every time we come to that part of practice, there is still a bit of trepidation and fear around wondering if I can do it. As I was getting ready to push into the pose, I found this thought interesting.
It reminded me, it’s not about doing something only one time and becoming comfortable at it. Many times, we need to do something over and over again, until it feels natural. Having been in some aspect of sales my entire career, it reminded me a of picking up the phone, going on a sales call or prospecting someone new. In the beginning, it didn’t feel comfortable. It took me doing it over and over again to become comfortable at it and to become good at it. Just like wheel pose. I just need to push through the fear and trepidation every time until, it becomes something I don’t have to think about.
What are you trying to master? Know that mastery takes time. Know that feeling uncomfortable even after you done it once, twice or a few times is normal. Just keep going!
About “Finding Joy”
And I’m off…. the 16-day adventure begins. The timing of this trip is interesting so I’m naming it “Finding Joy in the Journey.” I’ll be doing one dedicated post each day (at the end of the day or next morning). Since I typically post more than once a day, you’ll find it as a black and white photo. I’ll share the joy of the journey (on the trip or through this season), where I’m finding it and what I’m learning. I hope to inspire myself along the way. And if I can inspire others too, that would be a gift. So let the journey begin…
It was November 2017 and I was ready to head off on a sixteen-day trip. Nine days before leaving, my mom unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack. It shook me to my core. I had always been told the 40’s are the best years of your life. And in a matter of three years, since turning the age of 40, I had gone through a divorce and lost both parents.
I contemplated canceling the trip though I knew my mom would not be happy with that decision. She would want me to continue living my life. My parents did not raise me to sit back and watch life; instead to fully participate in every moment. So I promised my parents to find joy in the journey everyday on my sixteen-day trip and share my experience with others.
Little did I know what “Finding the Joy in the Journey” would turn into when I acted on the prompting to share my experience on a daily basis. It helped me see life differently and my wish is that it will inspire others find joy in their journey.
