{April 2014}

This morning I went to yoga. Yoga has been a HUGE help for me physically and mentally. I consider my self an intermediate yogi. Today was especially difficult for me, my lower back was hurting, my hips were really tight, and my emotions were running high. I set my intention for my practice today, I old myself, "I AM ENOUGH"! I repeated this in my mind over and over throughout the practice. The class was difficult for me, but I enjoyed the challenge. We got to a particular hip opener and I could feel my emotions and anxiety pounding out of my chest, I could feel the tears coming. I put my head down and just asked Heavenly Father to help me surrender the pain, the physical pain and the emotional. I asked him to remove the overwhelming sadness and help me to find peace. After the class I was continuing to stretch out some of the tightness I was feeling, the women in front of me turned around and told me how much she enjoyed watching me and that my practice was so beautiful. I thought there was no way she was talking to me, I even asked her if she really meant that comment for me. Her compliment mean so much to me, I don't go to yoga to be good at it, I am there for the soul purpose of giving me strength. It made me think about how powerful our words are, how much one positive comment can really change a persons day. You never know what your words will mean to someone. Our words can either put others down, shame them, and discourage them... OR we can find something beautiful, positive, and wonderful in every person that we meet AND we can open our mouths and compliment everyone we meet!!! This womens sweet comment literally turned my entire day around, it was just the encouragement I needed to feel positive and happy with myself today. She WAS an immediate answer to my prayer for peace and was a "light keeper" for me in a moment of darkness.