The Present Moment by Keith Partington

Dear Friend, 

When I accept what comes, when I understand in the present moment that I’m in an exchange, rather than in control, I’m happy. I want others to be happy. Just like we all do. I care about what I do just as you surely do. We all got into whatever we’re into for reasons that, if we wound events all the way back to the beginning of our conscious decision making, we’d see a through line that would make sense. 

That line we could trace might make us proud. Or it might break our hearts. Or a bit of both. But it all happened because it had to. We strove, we reacted, adjusted or simply survived. 

We did our best. We all do our best, all things taken into consideration. 

That’s why we must love what we do. We must show up for ourselves from a loving place. Keep walking it back if you need to. When you walk it all the way back to your beginning, you’ll come the same conclusion each time. You did what you had to, the best you knew how, and here you are. Be glad, forgive and love. 

To love what you do is act. It’s not a result of things going your way. Friendly reminder here that you are not your job title. Loving what you do includes how you eat. How you spend your time. How you go to sleep. And you love yoga. When’s the last time you thought about what you put into it? Even the best habits can become rote. Then they stop feeding us, until we feed them again.

For most of our 20 plus years we’ve been helping people do what they love. We call it a teacher training, but every single one has proven to be so much more. Roughly 50 percent who join us have no plans to teach. They just want more of what they love, and want to take a tangible action into an unknown. It’s a journey, it’s a share, it’s a struggle. It’s a devotional act to one’s self. 

The next one starts very soon. 

Hari Om

Keith