Bad, Fido.
If a vicious dog were chasing me, I am the kind of gal who might just opt to sit down, get it over with. Not to say that I give in easily, or don't have the physical stamina...but sometimes when you are at the end of your rope, you just feel like LETTING GO.
And that was me last night. Day 17 in the hot room was okay physically, but mentally I am starting to feel the strain. The end is so close, but yet so far away. Never did this feel more true (and debilitating) than during our second set of Camel or Ustrasana.
I had already decided after the first set (in which I almost simultaneously threw-up and cried) that I was O.U.T, OUT, for the next round. I settled back into my Savasana, thankful for the extra long rest I was about to expereince. It was then I heard a sweet whisper from my left:
"You can do it."
I looked over, and there staring back at me was a fellow yogi (but stranger), cheering me on. She continued:
"You are so close to the end."
Not only was I three full postures and a breathing exercise away from the end of class, I was THREE days away from my 20-day challenge completion.
Hallelujah, where did this girl come from? It was at this moment that I realized, the universe had opened up and given me exactly what I needed (no, not water)...Encouragement. Pure, unsolicited or expected support.
So, when you receive a gift such as this, what else can you do but sit up and join in for the second set of Camel.
Thank you to my fellow yogi (who I profusely thanked at the end of class), and to MYSELF for opening my mind to these blessed words: YOU CAN DO IT.
The end of any race is never easy...finish line in site, and your legs just want to give in. I hope to pay forward the encouragement I received last night and make sure that all of the other 20-day challengers finish strong in our last few days!
Namaste
"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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