Waiting for Godot [are you?]
Dear Yoga Teacher,
When I lived in New York, I was a theater junkie.
I watched a minimum of 2-4 plays each week for about
3 years straight which means I’ve seen more plays than
about 99.90% of the world.
Why? I like stories. I learn a lot from them.
There’s a play that anyone involved in theater knows
well. It’s called WAITING FOR GODOT. It’s an absurd play
about two guys chit chatting, playing games, and basically
doing anything and everything possible to avoid
talking about the fact that this dude, Godot might
not ever show up.
And even if he does come, they might not even
recognize him.
I’ve seen the play a couple times. I don’t love it,
but I do love the message, the absurdity, and
the truth of that situation.
Here’s how it applies to me (and maybe you).
As a yoga teacher, I used to think I was so clever
with my “go with the flow” attitude. I used to tell
friends “things always work out,” and “I’m just
going to do what I love and success will follow.”
Well, I was right. Things DO always work out.
But they almost never work out the best way
possible unless you captain your own ship. I did
what I loved for many years, passionately, and
yet success hadn’t come. My relationships were
crap. I was broke. And I felt like my life was a
big frustration.
And that’s when I realized that there’s nothing
spiritual about letting life happen.
Yoga is about controlling the chatterbox mind,
the chaotic life, the fidgeting body. It’s not about
giving up and letting a distracted world kick
you around until you roll into a fox hole where
you can survive un-bothered.
Yoga is a practice. Success is a practice too, and it’s
knocking on your door each and every day – but you
might not know what it looks like. Talking about
it, or around it, or distracting yourself is not going
to help.
Success follows swift, decisive action.
Live outside the box,
Lucas
Yoga Studio Marketing
p.s. If you don’t already keep “to-do” lists, you should
start now. I rewrite my to-do list every single morning
with numbered order of priority and clear deadlines. Choose
your path, write it down, make some choices.