the year of asanas: grudgemasterasana.

my previous asanas have been, for the most part, things i need to improve on in this new year.

but this one is going to be the hardest pose to master 

because it requires using muscles i haven't used in a very very long time.

the forgiveness pose or grudgemasterasana.

one of my biggest, self-admitted faults is that i am a true master of holding grudges.

it matters not who has wronged me;

i hold on to the strands of resentment

anger

sadness

betrayal

that comes with having been done wrong

i hold onto those strands until they are threadbare

and then i take what is left and shove them in my pocket.

this has introduced a lot of negative energy into my world over the years

has caused me to say things and do things 

that completely go against all that i believe and believe should be

and only leaves me feeling tangled

this is going to be an asana years in the making.

but i recognize that it is something i need to work on

to get better at

because forgiveness is the ultimate

gift

and i have 

(on more than one occasion)

sought it out for myself. 

i cannot expect to be forgiven for my misgivings and faults

if i do not grant that same grace to others.

"The weak can never forgive.  Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." ~ Gandhi

go well.