2 Minute Motivation| Growth Mindset
Ride the Wave
Embrace the ebbs and flows that life brings and consider looking at the lows from a new perspective.
When life is really great enjoy those highs, but do not dread the lows for we cannot always ride the peak of the wave. The ebb and flow is what life is all about. What goes up must come down. That is the nature of life. My yoga teacher trainer used to say, “don’t blink” partially because just like that in the blink of an eye everything can change and partially because the drishti, or gaze, in yoga helps us to stay focused in the present moment.
“Watch the waves in the ocean. The higher the wave goes, the deeper the wake that follows. Enjoy both — don’t get addicted to one. Don’t say: I would always like to be on the peak. It is not possible. It has never happened and it will never happen. It is simply impossible — not in the nature of things. Then what to do? Enjoy the peak while it lasts and then enjoy the valley when it comes. What is wrong with the valley? What is wrong with being low? It is a relaxation. A peak is an excitement, and nobody can exist continuously in an excitement.” ~Osho
If we look at our failures as lessons and change our perception suddenly we shift a negative into a positive. We are back into a…
