Getting What You Want

I've been reading the following passage [from Cheri Huber's book, The Key] in my classes this week, and it's really been speaking to me:

The odds of anyone ever getting all or even most of what she/he wants at any given time are very slim. 

There are always irresponsible, late, rude, inept, uncooperative people;
a lack of parking places, appointments, money, promotions, weekends, dates, affection;
an excess of criticism, judgments, things spilled on clothes, unexpected guests, red lights...

We have no choice about what we get. We have absolute choice about what we do. 

When we are trying to get what we want out of life, life can be very hard. 

When we learn to want what we get in our lives, life can be very easy. 

Learn to want what we get? Meaning, total acceptance of what happens in our lives? Easier said than done, but something we can all work towards and get behind, I think...

That's all for today--just wanted to share this thought with you. 

Mat Matters will be back next week. If you're jonesing for a video, feel free to check out this recent "Detoxifying Yoga Poses" video that I made for the participants of Shayna Mahoney's 2015 Winter Detox.  

Here's to a day full of acceptance!