A little weekend message.

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Be honest – live the yama satya.

Be kind – live the yama ahimsa.

And, yes, be silly. Because that's living now.

Namaste.

The strength to look weak.

Go ahead and call me weak. I don't mind. Because in so many situations and assumptions, what appears like weakness covers plenty of pride and strength. Strength to share "This is not for me" or "That is not something I can or will do" or "I need help" or "I cannot lift that." And what the undertones of this so-called weakness say have nothing to do with character, genetics or work ethic and everything to do with self-realization and the guts to make an admission. 

Guts. Strength. Strength under the guise of weakness. The strength to know that something is not good or right for us. The strength to hand over the reigns in lieu of hurting ourselves. The strength to step back instead of charging full speed ahead. The strength to send the ego packing. And the strength to see ourselves for who and how we are.

A little weekend message.

We're all actors.

Few become famous for it, but each and every one of us are actors. Sure, we may not be on Broadway – or anywhere other than the stage of life – but, at any given time, we all put on masks, rehearse lines and hide and show emotions that we both feel and also do not feel.
 

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 What if we stopped? Exited stage left, or never put our costume or show face at all? Would life still go on the same, or would it treat us differently? And what about ourselves – have we been acting so long that we don't know the difference between who we are and who we pretend we are? Or is the self even any one thing at all? 

In yoga, as in many other Eastern teachings, there's a belief in the Witness Self – a part of us that is all-seeing and can separate from the physical body and the mind. Getting in touch with the Witness Self requires practice, meditation and yoga, and, once there, everything is clearer and calmer. We can understand the true nature of others and the essence of what cannot be captured by our senses alone – life, love and intuit.

As long as we are constructing an outward self, though – acting – we move away from the inward Witness Self and toward self-satisfaction of others' perceptions of us, as well as the image we hope to project. Perhaps, along with yoga, we can find a little more of the Witness Self by being real and keeping it real a little more often. In other words, wearing one less mask, one less costume and speaking the truth more than a script.

Namaste.