Monday Morning Mantra: Let Go of Our Darlings
My writing teacher in college would often quote Nobel Prize laureate Faulkner by encouraging us to “let go of our darlings.”
This mantra has stuck with me ever since, not just in terms of killing off beautiful hard-won words that no longer serve a purpose but in my yoga journey as well. By darlings, I mean the asanas we love to do. Don’t get me wrong – there’s nothing bad with having an asana (or more) that you enjoy practicing and benefits you. We do however have a penchant of getting addicted to accomplishments. While asanas are only a fraction of a vast spectrum when it comes to our yoga practice, we sometimes view an asana as a means to an end.
We have to remind ourselves what drew us towards yoga in the Monday Morning Mantra: Let Go of Our Darlings
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