Saturday

 Today is a beautiful day.

I got up early, but I didn’t rush.

I’m learning myself again.

I’m sitting with who I am, not who I think I need to be.

And I realize something important:

I have power.

I have the power to create peace.

I have the power to create violence.

I have the power to destroy or to heal.

And the real question is simple—

What do I choose?

I can choose anger.

I can choose negativity.

I can choose reaction.

Or I can choose peace.

Today, I choose peace.

I choose love.

I choose compassion.

I choose to see myself in others.

I choose to move my body with patience.

I choose to listen to what my body is teaching me.

As I twist and turn on the mat,

as I breathe,

as I slow down,

I’m not escaping the world—

I’m preparing to meet it without violence in my heart.

Today, I am at peace with myself.

And from that place,

I send peace into the world.

Yoruba Yogi.