キノ・マクレガ―のインスタグラム(kinoyoga) - 8月13日 00時23分

If you’re feeling down, it can be hard to believe that things will get better. But sooner or later the tides always turn. Sometimes I get so bummed out about things that didn’t work out that I just feel overwhelmed by the heaviness of it all.
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If life has you feeling short-changed, like all your dreams are being lived by other people and that you got the short end of the stick, it can be hard to believe in yourself. When all the people who say that the universe has your back are privileged people who seem to have it all, it can feel like an insult. I mean, it sure does look like the universe has THEIR back, but what about you? I get it.
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When you’re faced with devastating loss, drowning in grief, and it feels like there’s no hope and someone tells you that life is “perfect” and you need to “let go”, I understand the rage that bubbles up. While the universe is in fact perfect, those type of spiritual statements invalidate the reality of pain when it is a lived experience. Not to mention it just feels off. It takes courage and strength to truly suffer with another human being.
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If you work and work, toiling away with heroic effort only to see someone else swoop in and claim the prize that you have had your eyes on for years, it can drive you insane and make your blood boil. I get it. I really do. There is a way to make peace, but it isn’t by denying how you feel.
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Just because I’m a yogi doesn’t mean I don’t get sad or angry or anxious anymore. I’m not perfect and I certainly don’t always do the right thing. I make mistakes. I have offended some people to the point that they have told me (and continue to tell me) all the ways I’ve let them down and why they’ll never believe in me again. It hurts. When all is said and done, I am the one that sits with all my actions, good and bad, and needs to find a way to love myself, forgive myself. I’m not sure if self-love gets easier or harder as you get older. In one sense you’re more wise, compassionate and forgiving. But in another sense you have all your past to atone for. There is a way to keep a sense of innocence despite the weight of experience. For me this is the promise of Grace.
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