[blockquote source=”Donna Quesada”]When you catch yourself slipping into a pool of negativity, notice how it derives from nothing other than resistance to the current situation.[/blockquote]

I was having a rather difficult yoga practice today. My mind engaged in an exhaustive battle with a million and one inconsequential things. And, all the while my body stiffened into an unsettled sort of protest.

sigh…what an awfully messy way to greet one’s yoga mat…

At times, the heart and mind can seem an inseparable pairing – forming a graceful union between our physical being and very best spiritual intentions.

And, other times…well…they seem to suffer the wounds of this world’s most mortal enemies.

Is it any wonder that we feel so weakened by this? Our bodies trapped smack dab in the midst of it – an unwilling participant in an ages old battle.

I remember watching my little ones quarrel. As a parent, I instinctively rushed in to ‘fix things’ – unaware, that sometimes even this is a much needed part of the process.You see, if it weren’t for all this ‘bumping into edges’ – I don’t think we’d ever learn the spiritual truth about who we really are.

So, as troubling as it may seem, at times – perhaps, we need these moments to get to the bottom of things. Just as I needed this moment on my yoga mat, to help me find my way to inner peace.

And find it, I did…in a crumpled up, messy sort of way.

You see, when we are able to begin seeing life in just this way – why suddenly, even those ‘worst case scenarios’ become our greatest opportunities for awakening.

And, realizing the greatest of gifts are found always in this ‘in between.’