Reading from Tuesday, November 19, 2013 yoga class
There is a wonderful story about a man digging a well. He would begin digging down and after 5 or 6 feet of digging, which was very hard work, he would find no water, and so he would climb out of the little hole he had made, move twenty feet over and dig another hole for his well. But after digging about 6 feet down, he would give up again, move another twenty feet in another direction and start digging again. This went on and on and on and he never found water. Most traditions of yoga are designed to inspire use to dig a DEEP well--by digging deeply we come across a direct experience of what is happening, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
One more thought: from the poem, "To this day" by Shane Koyczan
"...and if you can't see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror, look a little closer, stare a little longer, because there's something inside you that made you keep trying despite everyone who told you to quit."
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