Control

Yesterday while in Warrior I my yoga instructor said something interesting. He said "Don't ask to be strong, just be strong". Sometimes I think I lose sight over who or what is in control of my body. In the same light, I lose sight of who or what is in control of my thoughts. I choose to hold onto or to let go of toxic thoughts. I also chose where my edge is and how far I am going to push my own body. Frankly, it feels good.

In writing it may seem as if I have thrown my personal relationships out the door and I am 100% me focused. While sometimes this may seem the case I am taking some time to get to know my self better so I can contribute more to my working relationships and back off of my poisonous ones.

This reminds me of something else someone said to me, while I was FOC. I was wondering what to do about something, and the person looked at me and said "You make the choice, you are in charge". While I may not be in charge of everything this thought and mindset brings me back to myself, my thoughts and my body.

Next time I am in a predicament where I am dealing with something difficult, be it a person, something physical or a mental block I am going to think to myself:

"I am making this choice, because I am in charge; I choose that no one has stronger power over me than I do".