This article popped up on social media with a nice, incendiary title, but I think it brings up important food for thought for clinicians, yoga teachers, and educators alike….

“The heart of America exists without boundary. It is present in the ways in which we are united as beings sharing space and time; the ways in which we love, and inspire one another, and hold onto the hope of boundless possibility time and time again. Maybe this concept smacks of idealist dribble in the face of the current sociopolitical climate, but when idealism is supported with action, dreams can become reality. Because honestly, without hope, there is no America.”

So the feelings I “walk” away with are gratitude, love, and joy. And when I get a hit of that perspective, things are good, even when they’re not, and I can get on with living my purpose rather than wallowing in my own self-made misery. Hear that, self? Stay accountable. 

As 2017 comes to an end, I feel the collective pull toward setting resolutions, goals, intentions, and the like, for the coming year. Yet I can't help but think, is this another way of adding tasks for which we have no room onto our plate?