Alone in a silent yoga studio for 72 days! Oh, what will come of this?
I don’t know for sure if resetting your goals means that you have failed at the previous ones, or that you simply recognize that your persistence to get to the finish line has met an obstacle. Let’s go with my second assumption. With that being said. I do better when I write things down. First, I say them in my head, and then I proceed to accomplish my task at hand. Often times victory is so far into the future that it mandates a stronger will, a silent discipline, and more, and more patience. I have a vision.
I learned to count to 100 very slowly. When I ride my bike 60 miles in the hot summer days on the back roads of Alabama. I see the hills to climb and I always have a sense of panic. Like, “How in the hell will I make it!” First, I tell myself to put my head down and stop looking at the steep incline. I always know that won’t work, but I do it anyway. By the time I begin my serious incline I start counting to 100, and I tell myself that I should be able to get to the top of that hill by then. Sometimes I don’t. I refuse to get off of my bike. So, I just start all over again. At some point in the middle of my calculated number counting. I finally reach my destination. It’s in your head. Anything that is standing in your way is simply in your head. We all know how to count to 100. Today, I’m changing my final count to the number 72. Even when I have to start counting all over again. There is minor relief in knowing that I can get to the number 72 before I get to the number 100. I know what you’re probably thinking. It’s a silly game that I play to envision success in numbers. But, I have mostly learned that being specific brings rewards. Here we go... 72 days of yoga with no day off. I’m sure to be centered and balanced by then.