I don't know about life beginning at 40 but blogging for me certainly has! I have to say, so far, being 40 is great and the first statement may also prove to be true. On my 40th birthday I overcame a long standing fear of driving on the other side pf the road in Spain, fulfilled a lifelong dream of creating a mosaic (no, the one to the left isn't mine...but maybe one day I'll create one as beautiful!) and met some amazing and inspiring people.
Although the mosaic workshop was challenging as it was new and I didn't have a clue what I was doing, I allowed myself to remain open, to try and to allow myself to make a few mistakes, then the creation of it became a meditation. I became so focused on my creation that the external world seemed to disappear, as those whom tried to communicate with me will tell you, I was so engrossed I did not hear! Yoga is the same...you open to the possibility of achieving a posture, you try it...at first you worry whether or not you are doing it right... but if you can let those thoughts go, remind yourself that it doesn't really matter, focus on the experience rather than the expectation, breathe into your body and open from the inside out, you will create a beautiful Yoga posture. It may be a raw form of the posture and it may not look like the next persons or a text book picture, but its yoga and from there it can be practised and refined. More on that later...off to class now! Namaste xxx
