It’s time to love
“Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the only time we have.”
– cit. A. Buchwald
It is true, for many also this 2021 has not been an easy year and at times you can feel that you are
unable to see an end or a prosperous and peaceful future, but as Albert Einstein also said “In the
midst of difficulties, opportunities arise ”and it’s time to make a difference to live happily and in
harmony.
I think that nothing happens by chance, new balances are re-established, everything finds its
meaning and I believe that in the end good always wins; so make sure it is the same for you.
Whatever the moment you are experiencing will pass and it will be less tiring for you to
overcome it, or more beautiful and exciting to live, if you keep your energy vital with positive thoughts and new habits that allow you to improve your mental and physical health and cheer your heart in the Here and Now.
Positive psychology holds that life is happier if positive emotions prevail. Some studies show that
happy people have more positive moods than less happy people. Stop fighting against yourself or
your neighbor, do not waste your energy outside in negative thoughts and circumstances or you will
soon find yourself in fear in a dark tunnel without your inner light to illuminate the way.
But how to be happy and positive, to love with an open heart, in difficult times?
– In his book “If the world collapses on you. Advice from the heart for difficult times”, the Buddhist
teacher Pema Chodron tells the story of a young Westerner who, in the 1960s, went to India. He had
a desperate desire to eliminate his negative emotions and, especially fear, that it was in order for
him to progress. The teacher he met kept repeating to stop fight but the young man did not accept
basic advice to get rid of his fears. The master sent him to a refuge at the foot of the hills to
meditate. Late one night, while he was meditating, he heard a noise and turned around: in a corner
he saw a huge snake swinging its head raised. The young man was terrified: he sat facing the snake,
unable to move or to fall asleep. He couldn’t use any meditation techniques to avoid what he was
feeling: he could only sit with his breath and his fear, facing the snake in the corner. Near morning,
the last candle went out and the young man felt a sense of tenderness and compassion for all the
animals and people in the world: he was able to feel their suffering and desires. He understood
many things. In the dark he started crying from all the positive and negative emotions he was
feeling, then with deep gratitude he got up off the ground, walked over to the snake and bowed,
finally fell asleep blissfully on the floor. When he awoke, the snake was gone, as was his desperate
need to fight fear. –
The truth is that each of us experiences a certain amount of fear or anxiety during our existence,
especially when our physical life seems in danger or when we are faced with uncertainties. The
secret is to recognize fear and prevent it from taking over our thoughts and actions. Basically you
are afraid because you feel alone and isolated, surrounded by forces beyond your control. Fear often
arises from our mental images with which we try to anticipate the future by thinking of something
that we are not able to face in order to delude ourselves that we are prepared. All of this will lead
you to feel more and more tired, unmotivated, frustrated or scared. Get back to feeling yourself and
make room for positive feelings to feel better. BACK TO LOVE.
• Take advantage of these holidays to create your own Christmas list where you can write up
to 10 gifts that Life has already given you (even when you thought that everything was going
wrong but in the end it was resolved or served as an important lesson to make you better and make
you evolve on a higher spiritual plane). They will be your 10 reasons to make gratitude blossom
in your heart, restore confidence, feel connected to the Whole, bring your mind back to
uplifting thoughts and allow the love that is in you to be reborn and wrap you in a luminous,
regenerating and protective mantle.
And if you want to join the Odaka community, you will find many inspirations to practice Yoga and
cultivate your Zen attitude. Special teachers from all over the world will show you the way to learn
how to overcome your own limits right away. Unique events, retreats and masterclasses that you
can also give to your loved ones or to yourself like a gift to return to smile together, recharge and to
make the only time we have better, Now.
Don’t waste your time, value your life, it’s time to Love!
Vivian Mil.
– Odaka Yoga Teacher RYT 500
Instagram: @ararisko_harmony_yoga_
