"...since all my friends were getting married, I kind of felt it was time for me to do the same thing. And that was the worst reason in the world to get married"
The article is actually about how failure sometimes seems like it, but in reality is just a clear notification that a change of direction is needed. That there may be better and bigger plans for us:
"... Instead, I’ve had an incredible marriage for twenty years to a wonderful wife, and we have four kids that I love more than anything on Earth"
The wonderful wife is Sonia, who also practices Ashtanga and is behind the Jois Yoga studios (together with the Jois family).
The article gave me hope and reminded me that it is important to keep at it, keep working on it, keep moving. keep:
"Traveling down my own road and watching the signs as I go" (as goes the song from another Ashtangi). Because: "Quite often that dragon of failure is really chasing you off the wrong road and on to the right one."
I found this story at the Reformed Broker, and you can read the article here.
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And here is Maddonna inspiring me:
Thank you for sharing. I didn't sleep well last night and no amount of breathing helped because I couldn't still my mind. Matters of the heart, you see. But this gives me hope that I'll find someone who will one day love me and the boys and my broken past - just as I am.
ReplyDeleteI did a full backbend today. Modified headstand. Head is clearer now, esp after reading this! :)
Cory, so sweet of you. Congratulations on the full backbend! that is something! AND also a modified head-stand, this is good news. Matters of the heart can be intense, I can relate... Hope you have a sweet comfy delicious night sleep tonight :-)
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