Always Love

I have been thinking about healing

and yoga

and love...

Always love

I cannot practice without intention

I set an intention before every practice

and most of the time it is simply to be present with my breath

From the beginning

I needed change

and devotion

and love

I found all of those things through yoga

but also within myself

Self love has been the most difficult

but I am learning 

I want everyone to love me...

Today my friends son told me he didn't like me

He is five

and yesterday he liked me just fine

During savasana

all of a sudden my eyes flew open

wondering why he didn't like me! 

I'm the child sometimes...

It is normal to seek

to search

and to reach in all directions

How exactly does this work?

I want to do it right...

to be perfect

but perfect is never how we grow

and so it works best when I find compassion for my weaknesses

grace in the midst of making mistakes

and love for all that I am

At times I struggle to breathe...

As a child I had severe asthma

which carried over until my early twenties 

I would have nightmares about suffocating

or being buried alive

I would also have dreams where I couldn't move

or speak

I was trapped in silence

but no more...

I have a voice 

I have a strong body

this breath

and always 

love

Angela Minard 2015©

Artwork by~ Amanda Cass