Opportunity and Ego

Lets get one thing straight. I didn't get this fabulous life alone. And I do have a wonderful life. I may not always acknowledge or appreciate it; like a good meal I may over consume, as with fun I may over do and become fatigued, but I have a wonderful life with many opportunities. I may, at times, think "Oh this great life! Look what I have created for myself!" It is at just those times that I slip, fall, crash in some way. 

I did not make this wonderful life. I have had so many mentors, known and unknown. Those who were aware of showing me the way and those who had no idea that their words or actions could have such influence. I DID show up for it, I DID make choices, I DID work in large and small ways; but the opportunities and the challenges were laid before me.

I walk through life with open eyes and an open heart. I do this not only so that I don't miss that lesson, that challenge, that opportunity to learn and grow, but to find a way to actively "value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect."

We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean… and we were taught to value everyone’s contribution and treat everyone with respect. –Michelle Obama

Kyczy Hawk RYT E-500 is a yoga teacher and author. She teaches in treatment centers as well as yoga studios in her hometown of San Jose, CA.  Her volunteer time includes teaching yoga in Elmwood Women’s jail and The Recovery Cafe San Jose. She has been a space holder for the internationally known Y12SR (Yoga of Twelve Step Recovery) for over five years. 

Her books: "Yoga and The Twelve Step Path" and "Life in Bite Sized Morsels" are available online.

Lego the Ego

LISTENING TO THE TRUE SELF, AND LEGO THE EGO

The EGO that must be toppled, not sense of true Self, not the innermost kernel of our being, but "his [sic] majesty the baby" who has no place in our growth and path of enlightenment.

Be well

Toppling the "I" Throne

“The ego must be dethroned, its arrogance must be dismantled, and we must begin, before it is too late, to listen to the ensuing silence. All of this is about becoming who we are in the deepest sense and about surrendering to what creation is asking of us and needing from us just now.”

- Reginald Ray, "Looking Inward, Seeing Outward"

Kyczy Hawk is the author of "Yoga and the Twelve Step Path" and founder of S.O.A.R.(tm) Success Over Addiction and Relapse. She offers training on line and teaches in person in Treatment Centers, and Jail. She also leads Y12SR classes at Willow Glen Yoga in the Silicon Valley area of California.

www.yogarecovery.com

When being productive ISN'T

When being "productive" ISN'T productive - produces activity but no heart purpose.

Starting a new week can begin with a long list of "things to do" - a list of duties, of obligations as well as things of pleasure and recreation.  Sometimes this list can include activities that are not so necessary but come from "should"  or from "must". 

See where THOSE items stem from and and check them out.  Let go (kindly, gently, with care) of those things or reframe them in a healthier way.  

Some items on the list aren't mine to do, some are not pressing but are busy, and some are there out of ego or fear.  How can I add space to my day? I check my list and start anew.

"We are born with all the wisdom, playfulness, and imagination we need; we just sometimes need a reminder to return to our senses and get out of our own way. Let go of whatever fears, assumptions, distractions, resistance, and busyness may be hampering you. Allow yourself to think and feel and live that way". - Marc Lesser "Do Less Accomplish More" 

Kyczy Hawk is the author of Yoga and the Twelve Step Path and founder of S.O.A.R.(tm) Success Over Addiction and Relapse. She offers training on line and teaches in person in Treatment Centers, and Jail. She also leads Y12SR classes at Willow Glen Yoga in the Silicon Valley area of California.
www.yogarecovery.com