Take a moment to stretch out. Right where you are. No need for big movements, just reach. Just enough that you break out of the position you were just in.
You just did something really important. You did something really small, so small that it was not an impossible thing to achieve, easy even. It should be like that with your habits, do one tiny thing. One small step, one little brick at a time to span the bridge towards your desired habit. Putting on your running shoes, not running a marathon; reading for five minutes, not finishing an entire book. Break free from the confines of perfection.
Break free from the confines of perfection.
Break free from the confines of perfection.
Best is the worst enemy of good and a small step taken is always better than the fear paralysis from taking a huge leap forward.
Breathe in and continue to stretch. Relax, let these words from Hafiz flow through your soul and then close your eyes. Breathe for one more minute slowly. Take deep breaths in. Focus on the breath, how it fills your lungs and its movement it in your body. Observe it, without changing it. Slowly breathe out.
The small man
builds cages for everyone
he knows.
While the sage,
who has to duck his head
when the moon is low,
keeps dropping keys all night long
for the
beautiful
rowdy
prisoners.