Those of you who know me are aware that 1). I do not like having my picture taken. I had a student the other day say “hey I think we took that training together, I will have to go back and look at the pictures.” I told her I am always hiding or finding a way to be outside when pictures are getting taken. My standard response has always been “I am in witness protection and cannot be in the picture” but it really oozes into the next thing 2). I have a hard time talking about myself and my accomplishments. A picture proves I was there, but does it prove I know everything? No and that is me, not fully believing in myself – something I have always struggled with. It has gotten better for sure, but it creeps back in time and again.
My dear teacher once told me, that his teacher told him, “be your place card.” Meaning, LIVE what your business card says, don’t just list it out. So I take that to heart, I am trying, to the fullest of my ability, to LIVE what I know and share that with others the best way I can. For me that is sharing my love for teaching, my skills of all things sacred and ritual based, and living my yoga every day in whatever I do. Sometimes patterns and negative thinking get the best of me, like sitting in traffic on Mopac when it takes me 50 minutes to drive 12 miles. But through the years I am LEARNING and LOVING sharing my experiences from years of studying and teaching.
A good friend and student gave me this t-shirt. The creator of the t-shirt based this sentence on the fact that she had 5 kids and she was never going to be “thin” in the eyes of the public. She was good with that. For me, this t-shirt means that I have a lot to give, that I am “thick” with knowledge. On good days, I can even say “yes, my body is thick and I am ok with that.” Again, Yoga works on so many levels. What does the “thick life” mean to you?
Be well. Be Safe.
Love. Light.
JennyO
Corazón Yoga 