Glass half full or half empty

Are you a glass half full or a glass half empty person? Have you ever thought about it before? I know there have been times in my life when I've been one or the other. When going through tough experiences, I find that I gravitate toward the half empty glass. Here's an example and a whole lot of honesty coming up....

When we moved a few years ago, I was absolutely miserable. I loved my old house, the location, it's where my kids grew up, really everything about it. We moved to an area where there is pretty much nothing, and lots of times it feels very isolating. My kids were getting older, one moved out, and the other is hardly home. It was not a good time. Glass half empty.

I needed to do a lot of work on myself in the last few years and come to terms with why I felt the way I did and that things in my life had changed. I'm happy to say that I have found contentment with the way things are now. I'm still not crazy about where we live, but it's more about the people in my life and this wonderful yoga studio and community. I still have wonderful kids, even though they're not with me as much, and handyman...well he's ok for the most part. 😊 Glass half full.

As we continue our Niyama series this Monday at 6:45pm (All Levels Vinyasa), we focus on Santosha or contentment. Santosha is a state of internal rest, deeper and more permanent than happiness. It is accepting to live a full and challenging human life. Where there is heartbreak there is love, where there is sadness there is joy, where there is hope there is despair. Make friends with all of it.

Love, peace, and contentment,

Lisa